Assessing and Managing Pain that Drains Human Well Being

Pain assessment and its management is highly essential in enhancing well being among the patients. Reporting of pain is minimal among patient’s of all age group considering it as part of their illness. Thus the Nursing practice of frequent pain assessment becomes all the more important. Varioupain scales as Numerical pain rating scale, visual analogue scale, Faces pain scale etc. are available which can be used easily in pain assessment among patients of all age group. Nursing Practice of assessing Pain the 5th vital sign and application of non– pharmacological interventions (Progressive muscle relaxation, Guided imagery, Deep breathing, Yoga, Meditation, Biofeedback etc.) in adjunct to analgesic treatment leads to better pain assessment and management. It improves the well being and overall Quality of life among patients.

Author(s): Pragya Pathak

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