UNIT 1: Week 4

Question 1

Gold standard pain management (3P model)

Answer 1

1. Physical (ice, rest, positioning)
2. Pharmacological (ibuprofen, acetaminophen)
3. Psychological (distraction)

Question 2

What is pain?

Answer 2

• unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage

Question 3

Are pain and nociception the same?

Answer 3

NO

Question 4

Pain key notes

Answer 4

• pain is always a personal experience, influenced by biological, psychological and social factors
• a person’s report of pain must be respected
• inability to communicate pain does not negate the possibility of its presence

Question 5

What is nociception?

Answer 5

• the neural process of encoding noxious stimuli
• activity in nervous system that occurs in response to actual/potential threat to tissue in the body

Question 6

Is there always pain with tissue damage or tissue damage with pain?

Answer 6

NO