The nurse is admitting the patient to a medical unit. She is 68 years of age...
The nurse is admitting the patient to a medical unit. She is 68 years of age and has a history of ovarian cancer. She had surgery 5 months ago and has had pain ever since the surgery. She reports that she has been taking oxycodone hydrochloride/acetaminophen (Tylox) tablets at home but that the pain is “never gone.”
The patient describes her pain as a “10” on a scale of 0 to 10, deep, occasionally cramping, and sharp or stabbing. She waves her hand over her chest and abdomen when asked to pinpoint the location of the pain.
- How should the nurse document this assessment of pain
Homework Answers
The assessment of pain can be documented in subjective and objective data.
Subjective data: it refers to what the patient refers Here it can be stated as patient complaints I have severe pain on abdomen and chest.
Objective dats: refers to what the nurse observes. It can be stated as
* pain score of 8
- * surgical incision present on the abdomen
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