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Understanding Pain as the Fifth
Vital Sign
Pam Stone, RN, BSNAustin Community College
Continuing Education Health Professions Institute
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Course Objectives
Define pain & discuss types of pain
Assess pain based on patient self report
Discuss impact of pain on healing process
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Definitions
• Pain is an unpleasant, subjective sensory and emotional experience associated with actual
or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.
International Association for the Study of Pain
• Pain is a subjective response to both physical and psychological stressors.
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A Nursing Definition
Margo McCaffery states…………….
“Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does.”
Basic scientific definition: Pain is a sensation caused by some noxious stimuli
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Pathophysiology of Pain
• Pain can be divided into 2 components:
• PHYSICAL pain – Peripheral and Central Nervous System perception of pain
• EMOTIONAL pain – interconnectedness of thoughts, feelings and beliefs concerning pain perception
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Types of Pain
• Nociceptive Pain – occurs from real or impending tissue damage; somatic or visceral
• Neuropathic or Neurogenic Pain – arises from damaged or injured nervous tissue or distorted processing of pain: central, peripheral, crushing injury, infection, inflammation or scarring
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Types of Pain cont.
• Mechanical Pain – excess stretching or pressure to tissue; swelling, abdominal or bladder distention
• Thermal Pain – either heat or cold; inflammation or loss of superficial layers of the epidermis
• Electrical - an electrical burn
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Pain Assessment
• Pain is considered the fifth vital sign along with pulse, respiration, blood pressure and temperature.
• Incomplete &/or inconsistent assessment may lead to inadequate pain management.
• Inadequate pain management may interfere with the healing process.
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Myths & Misconceptions
• Regular use of analgesics, especially narcotics, leads to addiction
• Drug abusers overreact to pain
• Minor illnesses and injuries are less painful than severe ones
• Healthcare workers are the expert in interpreting the patient’s pain, not the patient
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PQRST Assessment Tool
• P - Precipitating/provoking factors; what causes pain
• Q – Quality; describe the pain
• R - Region/Radiation; where is the pain
• S – Severity; rate intensity of the pain
• T – Timing; onset, duration
Inquire about aggravating and relieving factors
Inquire regarding treatment
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Pain Scales
• Visual analog scale – Scale of 0-10 on a line, 0 being no pain to 10 being worse pain
• Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale – used with children and patients who have verbal communication difficulties.
• Pain scales are valuable assessment, intervention and evaluation tools to be used throughout care.
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Special Needs Groups
• Infants and children
• Older adults
• Patients with history of substance abuse
• Ethnicity – genetics and culture
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Acute Pain vs. Chronic Pain
• Acute pain is usually of short duration, lasts no longer than 6 months.
• Acute pain occurs when tissue injury or potential injury initiates nociceptors
• Examples: surgery, infection, trauma, inflammation
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Acute vs. Chronic Pain cont.
• Chronic Pain is usually of long duration, persists for 6 months or longer
• Terminal pain
• Chronic benign pain such as arthritis
• Chronic pain syndrome – back pain, headache
• Psychogenic pain
• Malignant, non-malignant or combined
• May have acute pain with chronic pain
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The 5th Vital Sign
• Pain is usually unwelcome and uncomfortable
• Pain is also protective – warning of potentially health-threatening conditions
• Pain is the most common reason for seeking healthcare
• The symptom most associated with describing oneself as ill is pain
• Pain affects the whole body
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Summary
• It is important to remember every person deserves a thorough pain assessment
• Pain is what the patient says it is (subjective)
• Tools should be utilized to objectively assess, intervene and evaluate outcomes
• Healthcare workers must be familiar with organizational standards regarding pain
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Analyze how you feel about pain
• Know the subjective and the objective
• Educate yourself, your patients and their support groups
• Pain is continually untreated, undertreated and misdiagnosed
• Don’t let that happen to your patients or to yourself.
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Resources and Websites
American Chronic Pain Association –www.theacpa.org
• American Pain Foundation –www.painfoundation.org
• American Pain Society – www.ampainsoc.org
• American Society of Pain Management Nursing - www.aspmn.org
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Resources and Websites cont.
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations – www.jcaho.org
• National Pain Foundation –www.painconnection.org
• NIH Pain Consortium –www.painconsortium.nih.gov