The nurse uses comfort measures to enhance an older adult's pharmacological pain management
Which of the following would be most helpful for the nurse to use to identify the relationships between the comfort measures, activity, and pharmacotherapy, and the older adult's pain level? a. Older adult's self-report c. FPS-R
b. Older adult's pain diary d. Pain medication frequency
B
The nurse instructs the older adult to maintain a pain diary to help the individual achieve some control over the pain experience. The diary is then used to identify trends or the timing of pain and the relationships between the patient's pain level and the comfort measures, activity, and pain medications. Many older adults report feeling useful and having some control over the pain, or at least the pain management program, through maintaining a pain diary. Self-reporting is one parameter used to evaluate pain, but drawing a relationship between the pain level and other fac-tors is still necessary. The FPS-R is a reliable pain assessment tool, but the task remains to link the pain rating to other factors. The frequency of medication administration provides a clue about the patient's pain level.
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