The patient experiences chronic pain from arthritis as evidenced by a pain scale of 7 out of 10, facial grimacing with movement and palpation of the lower extremities, limited movement, and joint stiffness. The nursing interventions include encouraging verbalization of feelings, touch therapy, deep breathing exercises, psychological support, range of motion exercises, rest, and administering prescribed medications. The goals are for the patient to identify ways to lessen pain within 1-2 hours and experience gradual pain reduction from 7 to 5 out of 10 over 7-8 hours through these nursing interventions.
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The patient experiences chronic pain from arthritis as evidenced by a pain scale of 7 out of 10, facial grimacing with movement and palpation of the lower extremities, limited movement, and joint stiffness. The nursing interventions include encouraging verbalization of feelings, touch therapy, deep breathing exercises, psychological support, range of motion exercises, rest, and administering prescribed medications. The goals are for the patient to identify ways to lessen pain within 1-2 hours and experience gradual pain reduction from 7 to 5 out of 10 over 7-8 hours through these nursing interventions.
The patient experiences chronic pain from arthritis as evidenced by a pain scale of 7 out of 10, facial grimacing with movement and palpation of the lower extremities, limited movement, and joint stiffness. The nursing interventions include encouraging verbalization of feelings, touch therapy, deep breathing exercises, psychological support, range of motion exercises, rest, and administering prescribed medications. The goals are for the patient to identify ways to lessen pain within 1-2 hours and experience gradual pain reduction from 7 to 5 out of 10 over 7-8 hours through these nursing interventions.
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The patient experiences chronic pain from arthritis as evidenced by a pain scale of 7 out of 10, facial grimacing with movement and palpation of the lower extremities, limited movement, and joint stiffness. The nursing interventions include encouraging verbalization of feelings, touch therapy, deep breathing exercises, psychological support, range of motion exercises, rest, and administering prescribed medications. The goals are for the patient to identify ways to lessen pain within 1-2 hours and experience gradual pain reduction from 7 to 5 out of 10 over 7-8 hours through these nursing interventions.
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