NR 601 Week 7 iHuman; Palliative Care Pain Management Reflection
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| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Taylor |
Palliative care pain management differs from the acute and primary care setting. First and foremost, the provider is always concerned about addiction in the acute and primary care setting. In the acute and primary care setting, narcotics and nonnarcotic pain medications are typically used to treat acute pain following an injury, surgery, and something of that nature.
Pain management in the acute phase is not meant to be continued long-
term. It is only meant for the immediate future, between one day to six
months. The other alternative is when pain medications treat chronic
pain due to degenerative disc disease, unhealed injuries, fibromyalgia,
neuropathy, or another chronic illness or disorder. With acute and
chronic pain management, providers start with a low dose and go slowly
with the increases........ Continue
| Instituition / Term | |
| Term | Fall Session |
| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Taylor |
