Related Issues:
Discomfort, burning, numbness, cold, stabbing, sharp, dull, electric shock, pins and needles
Why Pain is Important:
Normal Age-Related Changes:
Older adults are at increased risk if they have ay of the following:
Conditions
Behavioral Risk Factors/Barriers to Effective Pain Management
Chemotherapy-Related Risk Factors
Medication-Related Risk Factors
Surgery-Related Risk Factors
Radiation Risk Factors
Head and neck RT
Abdominal RT
Cancer Diagnosis
Assessment:
1. Screening Questions
2. Observations
3. Screening Tests and Measurements
4. Physical Assessment: Standard physical examination with special focus on
Nursing Intervention:
Related Issues:
Quality of life, comfort, advance directives, autonomy, hospice
Why Palliative Care is Important:
Understanding the difference between palliative care and hospice care is essential; unlike Hospice, which is focused on end of life care, palliative care can be provided to aggressively manage symptoms while the patient is undergoing cancer therapy
Normal Age-Related Changes:
Older adults with any of the following could benefit from Palliative Care:
Conditions
Behavioral Risk Factors/Barriers to Implementing Palliative Care:
Assessment:
1. Screening Questions
Nursing Intervention:
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