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Nurse Teachings on Pain Management

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Home Health Patient Education offers more than 7200 nurse teachings and OASIS assessment templates for Start of Care, Resumption of Care, Recertification, Discharge, Wound Care and 60 Day Summary. These nurse teachings and OASIS assessment tools are very useful for home health nurses to save time on skilled nursing documentation.

We are presenting here some sample nurse teachings on pain management offered by Home Health Patient Education.

Nurse Teachings on Pain Management: Distraction Technique for Pain Management

Patient was instructed today regarding distraction technique for management of pain as follows:

  1. Distraction is an alternative pain management technique of shifting the attention away.
  2. Distraction can help with masking and reducing the experience of pain, but does not completely terminate the pain.
  3. This alternative pain management strategy helps with consciously training the mind to focus on some activity, away from pain.
  4. Since shifting the attention from pain could be difficult when the pain level is high, start practicing distraction when the pain level is manageable and gradually move on to practicing it with high pain levels, as you gain more control on practicing the technique.

Practicing Distraction Technique for Pain Management

Patient was instructed today regarding practicing distraction technique for pain management as follows:

  1. Distraction is an alternative pain management technique of shifting the attention away.
  2. Distraction can help with masking and reducing the experience of pain, by consciously training the mind to focus on an activity, but does not completely terminate the pain.
  3. Practice distraction technique by listening to some soothing music or a song you like. You can start tapping the fingers with the music to keep in sync with the distraction from pain.
  4. Try singing along with the song, if taking the mind away from the pain is being difficult.
  5. Since shifting the attention from pain could be difficult when the pain level is high, start practicing distraction when the pain level is manageable and gradually move on to practicing it with high pain levels, as you gain more control on practicing the technique.
  6. Distraction is an alternative pain management technique of shifting the attention away.
  7. Distraction can help with masking and reducing the experience of pain, by consciously training the mind to focus on an activity, but does not completely terminate the pain.
  8. Practice distraction technique by doing some art work, such as, painting. You can try different colors and shades, to make the painting look better. You can also try other art works, such as, knitting, designing, and decoration. If you try room decoration as a distraction technique, you can rearrange the furniture and paintings, to see if it would appeal better.
  9. While selecting art work as a distraction technique, choose an option that has room to explore and experiment. Focusing on novelty, excellence and minute details of the craft, can help shift your focus from the pain and distress.
  10. Since shifting the attention from pain could be difficult when the pain level is high, start practicing distraction when the pain level is manageable and gradually move on to practicing it with high pain levels, as you gain more control on practicing the technique.
  11. Distraction is an alternative pain management technique of shifting the attention away.
  12. Distraction can help with masking and reducing the experience of pain, by consciously training the mind to focus on an activity, but does not completely terminate the pain.
  13. Practice distraction technique by training the mind to focus on how the surroundings feel like, such as, the quality of air, the feel of breeze touching the skin, the aroma in the air, or the sound of draining tap, and so on.
  14. You can also train the mind to focus on physical aspects, such as, appreciating the heartbeat, breathing patterns, rise and fall of chest wall and abdomen with each deep breathing, and so on. Focusing on physical aspects that become profoundly obvious in times of distress, such as fast heartbeat and increased respiratory rates, can help shift your focus from the pain and distress.
  15. Since shifting the attention from pain could be difficult when the pain level is high, start practicing distraction when the pain level is manageable and gradually move on to practicing it with high pain levels, as you gain more control on practicing the technique.

     

Nurse Teachings on Pain Management: Pain Migration Technique for Pain Management

Patient was instructed regarding pain migration technique for pain management as follows:

  1. Pain migration is a technique of pain management, in which you train the mind to move the pain, from the site of pain to a non-painful site of your body.
  2. Mentally moving the pain from the source to a non-painful body site, helps relatively easier coping with pain.
  3. After you gain control with the technique of pain migration, try migrating pain in the non-painful body site, out of your body and into the environment around.
  4. This stepwise mindful migration of pain and discomfort from the source of pain into outside environment helps associating your mind with diminished pain intensity.
  5. Removing the annoying sensation of pain and associated discomfort out of your body offers relaxation with diminished pain intensity and helps with pain management.

Practicing Pain Migration Technique for Pain Management

Patient was instructed upon practicing pain migration technique for pain management as follows:

  1. Select a comfortable place, as you need some isolation, to practice the technique of pain migration.
  2. Make yourself comfortable by either sitting down or lying flat.
  3. Start doing slow and deep breathing and focus on the rise of chest and abdomen during the inspiratory phase of the breathing.
  4. Hold the breath for 3 seconds at the end of inspiration.
  5. Perform slow and prolonged expiration and focus on the fall of chest and abdomen during the expiratory phase of the breathing.
  6. Continue to practice slow and deep breathing, while practicing the technique of pain migration.
  7. Initially, identify a non-painful site you wish to move your pain into.
  8. Mentally try moving the pain from the source into the non-painful body site, to help better coping with pain.
  9. After you gain control with the technique of pain migration, try migrating pain from the non-painful body site, out of your body and into the environment around.
  10. This mindful migration of pain and associated discomfort from the pain source into the surrounding environment, will help associating your mind with diminished pain intensity, thus helping with pain management.
  11. Since mindful migration of pain from the source could be difficult when the pain level is high, start practicing the technique of pain migration when the pain level is manageable and gradually move on to practicing it with high pain levels, as you gain more control on practicing the technique.

 

 

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