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Overview of Pain Management |
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Safe practice - Clinical examples
It is expected that the student should be able to complete this section by the end of Year 6.
“The key to safe practice and safe prescribing is careful assessment of a situation and clear communication with the patient and colleagues”
Clinical situations you may find yourself in
The nurse phones...
For each of the statements or questions below select the response that is true. There may be more than one true response.
1. The patient has 8/10 pain
2. The patient is breathing at 8 - 10 breaths per minute
3. I can’t wake the patient up
4. The patient needs morphine to go home
5. The patient is vomiting
6. The patient is hallucinating
7. The PCA is not controlling the patient's pain
8. The patient looks like they have pain but cannot communicate
9. The patient wants 'something stronger' for pain
10. The patient cannot swallow their tablets
