Impaired Comfort R/T Case Study

Impaired comfort R/T Incision pain S/T Surgery AEB Anxiety, change in sleeping habit, facial mask of pain and verbalization of discomfort by patient.

1. The patient will identify discomfort and rate his pain on a scale and rate of the pain will be assessed consistently, as appropriate.

2. The patient will notify nurse or the health care provider of his discomfort before it becomes unmanageable and unbearable.

3. The patient will be able to identify the factors that increase the level of his discomfort.

4. The patient will experience comfort due to a relief from pain. 1. The patient's pain and the patient's response to pain, will be acknowledged and accepted.

2. The patient's knowledge and belief about pain and discomfort will

Implement patient-controlled analgesia. 1. Pain is subjective, acknowledging the level of the pain as reported by the patient is important. (Pellico p. 1242)

2. Cultural practices and individual have ways of dealing with pain and different tolerance levels. Knowing how much or how well a patient responds to pain is important to implement during non-pharmacological pain management (Pellico p. 1242)

3. Assessing the factors or activities that causes the patient discomfort should be documented. (Pellico p. 1242)

4. Cultural practices and individual have ways of dealing with pain and different tolerance levels. Knowing how much or how well a patient responds to pain is important to implement during non-pharmacological pain management (Pellico p. 1242)

5. Analgesic agents are prescribed during acute phase to control and relief pain. Also sedatives may be administered to control the anxiety that is often associated with cervical disk disease. (Pellico p. 1242)

6. Analgesic agents are prescribed during acute phase to control and relief pain. Also sedatives may be administered to control the anxiety that is often associated with cervical disk disease. (Pellico p. 1242) 1. Goal met: Patient always notify the nurse of his pain