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    Comfort, Rest and Sleep

    Pain - a sensation of physical or mental


    hurt or suffering that causes distress or
    agony to the one experiencing it.
    Factors Affecting the Pain
    Experience

    1. Age
    2. Previous experience with Pain
    3. Cultural norms and attitudes
    Pain Assessment Questions
    Characteristics Question

    QUALITY How do you feel?

    INTENSITY “Which picture best describes your


    pain?”

    LOCATION Where does it hurt?

    DURATION Is the pain constant?

    TRIGGERS What makes the pain worse?

    EFFECTS How has the pain affected your life?

    KNOWLEDGE LEVEL Have you taken any medicine for


    pain?
    NONPHARMACOLOGIC Therapies

     Relaxation, imagery, reframing


     Patient education
     Psychotherapy
     Cutaneous stimulation
     Transcutaneous electrical nerve
    stimulation
     Acupuncture
    Techniques that distract attention
    a. Listen to music
    b. Conversation
    c. Read/play games
    Techniques that promote relaxation
    d. Conventional methods
    • Listen to music
    • Guided imagery
    • Meditation
    e. Analgesics
    f. Placebo
    REST and SLEEP
    • Rest- a state of relaxation and
    calmness, both mental and physical.

    • Sleep- a state of altered consciousness


    during which an individual experiences
    minimal physical activity and a great
    slowing of the body’s physiological
    process.
    Stages of Sleep
    1. NREM (Non-Rapid Eye Movement)
    Stage
    a. Stage 1 – readily awakened, drowsy
    relaxed
    b. Stage 2 – light sleep
    c. Stage 3 – difficult to arouse
    d. Stage 4 – deep sleep
    2. REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stage
    a. Dream state of sleep, close to
    wakefulness but difficult to arouse
    Common Sleep Disorders
    1. Insomnia – difficulty falling asleep
    2. Hyperinsomnia – excessive sleep
    3. Narcolepsy – overwhelming sleepiness during daytime
    4. Sleep Apnea – cessation of breathing during sleep
    5. Parasomnia
    • Somnambulism – sleep walking
    • Nocturnal enuresis –bedwetting
    • Soliloquy – sleep talking
    • Nocturnal erections – wet dreams
    • Bruxism – clenching and grinding of teeth during
    sleep
    Nursing Interventions to Promote Sleep

    • promote comfort and relaxation


    • create restful environment
    • attend to bedtime rituals
    • high protein food
    • avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evening
    • use the bed mainly for sleep

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