Question

When a patient complains of chest pain, what is the appropriate response of the nurse?

Answer 1

When a patient complains of chest pain the appropriate response by the nurse is assessment of the pain first because chest pain my occurs due to various reason, it includes myocardial infraction, acidity, gastritis, GERD, asthma, costochondritis, etc

Chest pain assessment was done in various ways and involves various methods. It includes

1. Assess the position and provoking factors of the pain( it includes the exact location of the pain, the relieving factors of pain, the worsening factors of pain and the relationship of pain with the position).

2. Quality of pain ( it includes the type of pain, for example, squeezing pain, crossing pain, stabbing pain, etc.).

3. The severity of pain( you can assess the severity of pain by visual analog scale).

4. Radiation of pain ( It involves to left arm, to right arm or to back).

5. Time (pain is constant or is in a time interval).

6. Symptoms associated with pain(is there any other symptoms like nausea. vomiting, dyspnoea and shortness of breath)