ATI skills module 3.0 pain management Questions and Correct Answers
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ATI skills module 3.0
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ATI Skills Module 3.0
I can barely take care of my clients on a good day. How can I provide pain relief
when I am already too busy?
~ Helping clients maintain a pain rating at three or less will help you manage client care more
effectively. Pain is more difficult to treat when it is moderate to severe and will requ...
ATI skills module 3.0 pain
management Questions and Correct
Answers
Should I be concerned about administering analgesics to clients who have a history
of substance use disorder?
✓✓~ No. This is a common fear and a significant barrier to effective pain management. Taking
pain medications we need it does not mean a client is addicted. Some people may seek
healthcare to obtain medication, but it is not your responsibility to prevent that. People seeking
medication may also require pain management.
What do I do if I suspect substance misuse?
✓✓~ If you suspect a client is inappropriately seeking medication, treat the client as prescribed
and then refer the client according to facility protocol for addressing substance misuse. Make sure
your assessment is complete and documented. Taking pain medications when needed does not
mean a client is addicted.
What if I do not believe a client is hurting?
✓✓~ Remember that you can't feel with someone else feels or hold them to your believes about
how they should act. Everyone expresses pain differently. Some clients cry, others become
withdrawn, and others do not want to complain. Maybe they are trying to protect someone from
seeing them hurt, or their culture or religious values include that expressing pain is a weakness.
While vital sign changes such as elevated pulse and blood pressure may be seen in response to
acute pain, these are unlikely in a client who has chronic pain.
What is the best indicator of pain?
, ✓✓~ The clients self report, aided with the use of a standardize pain scale appropriate to the
clients developmental level and ability express pain.
What if a client stops breathing because I Administered pain medication?
✓✓~ Sedation occurs before respiratory depression, so respiratory compromise is preventable.
Monitor sedation carefully and clients who are opioid-naïve, very young, very old, or receiving
additional medication that causes sedation, such as promethazine or diazepam.
How should I administer pain medication?
✓✓~ Remember to start low and go slow with these clients, giving a low-dose too the at the
beginning, closely monitoring the clients response, and giving more medication if needed.
Naloxone is an antidote or opioid antagonist that quickly reverses the effects of opioids.
What is an antidote for opioid reversal?
✓✓~ Naloxone is an antidote or opioids antagonist that can quickly reverse the effects of opioids.
Can massage help a client pain?
✓✓~ Yes. Massage relax is the client and triggers a release of endorphins. Moderate to severe
pain should be treated with pharmacological interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions are
used as a complement to pain medication.
What intervention is used as a complement to pain medication?
✓✓~ Non-Pharmacological interventions
How should moderate to severe pain be treated?
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