Pain scale

The scales we use to measure ourselves and how we feel, fail to understand the concept of life itself. The tears of joy felt by a mother; the symphony of silence held by a survivor; the loudness of a murmur spoken as a prayer. Life is a composition, led by a melody, woven piece by piece, tied by our hopes and colored by our sorrows. Like darkness is the absence of light, pain is measured by the absence of happiness. Throughout the essay, “The Pain Scale” by Eula Biss, she attempts to give her pain some logical meaning. A logical understanding of an illogical sensation. She tirelessly uses the scales of measurement known to her to quantify her pain. This essay embodies…

Behavioral pain assessment tools are able to detect pain, but they have little evidence in identifying the intensity or location of pain (Lukas et al., 2012). The pain scales can also inaccurately detect pain if behaviors are present for other reasons of distress such as anxiety or hunger (Lukas et al., 2012). The current clinical guidelines for pain assessment in older adults recommends that nurses use an individualized and comprehensive approach, which includes the use a hierarchy of…

Injustice and the Importance of Being a Man in A Lesson Before Dying Justitia, the goddess of justice, is portrayed with a blindfold holding scales and a sword, but she, in applying her scales and sword, has never been colorblind in the U. S. 1[1] Ernest J. Gaines accuses the legal injustice against the black population through an innocent convict, Jefferson's death in A Lesson Before Dying. However, Gaines penetrates the fact that the legal injustice is rather a result than a…

1___Scale is a geographic tool for creating and interpreting maps. Scale also has a broader meaning for geographers, as the relationship between any phenomenon and Earth as a whole. 2___A region is an area characterized by a unique combination of features. 3___A formal region is an area within which everyone has one or more distinctive characteristics in common, whereas A functional region is an area organized around a node or focal point. 4___An example of a functional region is the…

proposal objectives are to determine if ergonomic workstations in the clinical laboratory will reduce the risk of occupational injuries. Our literature review will analyze published data regarding ergonomic implementation in the workplace. We will then formulate an argument to explain the purpose of our study. Conclusively, a research design will express our recommendations for how to develop and implement successful ergonomic workstations for clinical laboratory technologists. Literature…

surveys come in many formats, with the Likert scale being the most preferred. The Likert scale is a quantitative tool for issuing questionnaires in a survey. It employs the method of rating a participant’s response on a scale rather than just getting a single, straight up response. Likert items are the individual questions that have the answers on a scale. The Likert scale is the…

Likert-type or frequency scales use fixed choice response formats and are designed to measure attitudes or opinions (Bowling, 1997). It is an evidence based survey that uses a 5 or 7 point scale that participants can use to express opinions and the intensity of their opinions. Likert scale survey was generated and 60 surveys were placed in the teachers’ mailboxes with a note explaining the purpose of the needs assessment. In order to receive more responses, the survey was anonymous. This allowed…

of sleep and pain interrelate and contribute to patient centered care. Patient centered care focuses on meeting the needs of the patient as an individual and involving the patient in his or her care to achieve optimal health outcomes. According to the IOM, Institute of Medicine, including the patient with his or her care through education, options, and choices while valuing the patient’s convictions and preferences is at the heart of patient centered care (PCC and Engagement). Two major…

Nursing Diagnosis: Risk for impaired mobility related to arthritic pain, activity intolerance, and anxiety as evidenced by patient pain score of 5 out of 10 and patient fatigue score of 8 out of 10 on worst days, and patient verbalization of fear of falling. Measureable Outcomes: 1. Arthritis pain reduced to a maximum 2 out of 10 on pain scale 2. Fatigue between transfusions reduced to a maximum 3 out of 10 on pain scale 3. Performs resistance and strength training exercises for 8 muscle…

common chief complaints that pediatric patients report in the emergency department is pain. The overall purpose of this systematic review, was to not only examine what type of nonpharmacological methods Emergency Departments’ (ED) are using to manage pain in pediatric patients, but also to examine the benefits of using these methods. After reviewing studies in the CINAHL, PubMed, and Cochrane databases, only fourteen articles met the criteria for this review. Records were excluded if the study…