Lesson 869 of 1524
Pain Assessment and Management
Acute pain lasts up to three to six months, chronic pain lasts longer than six months, and breakthrough pain is a sudden onset of pain lasting for a short period of time
Practice this chapterAcute pain lasts up to three to six months, chronic pain lasts longer than six months, and breakthrough pain is a sudden onset of pain lasting for a short period of time Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to nerves or other parts of the nervous system, whereas nociceptive pain is caused by damage to the body tissue
Pain is an uncomfortable or unpleasant sensation that signifies injury or illness. Pain is caused by receptors in the body sending a signal to the brain to let an individual know that they are in pain
pain — uncomfortable or unpleasant sensation that typically signifies injury or illness. acute pain — short-term pain, typically lasting from minutes to up to three to six months. neuropathic pain — pain caused by damage to nerves or other parts of the nervous system. breakthrough pain — sudden increase in pain that lasts for a short time.
Worked example
What does “pain” mean in Pain Assessment and Management?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for pain.
- 2The book says: uncomfortable or unpleasant sensation that typically signifies injury or illness.
- 3Do not use the meaning of acute pain. That term means short-term pain, typically lasting from minutes to up to three to six months.
Result: uncomfortable or unpleasant sensation that typically signifies injury or illness
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for pain.
Do not swap pain and acute pain. pain means uncomfortable or unpleasant sensation that typically signifies injury or illness. acute pain means short-term pain, typically lasting from minutes to up to three to six months.
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