Nursing of pain in elderly patients.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Nursing of pain in elderly patients [Keywords:] in elderly patients; pain; nursing Pain is a common symptom of many diseases, it is unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. I Division for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, as the population ages, more than 30% admitted to our department for elderly patients. Pain in elderly patients poor tolerance, and then the pain of complicated, not just the injured limb pain, but also other factors including the body. in clinical nursing practice, pain has become the body temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure after the fifth vital signs, and more attention [1]. pathophysiology of pain in elderly patients prone to multiple effects, thus reducing the therapeutic effect and quality of life. To relieve pain in patients is necessary psychological care and medical treatment from the other side to start with. 1 to reduce mental stress The main stress in elderly patients with fractures from sudden environmental change, separated from their families, medical expenses, surgery and healing and so on. We want to achieve from the beginning admitted patients, nurses should be detailed and comprehensive introduction to ward of the situation, to tone friendly, natural, so that patients feel respected and valued, to eliminate this unfamiliar environment of hospital patients fear, anxiety, so that patients have a sense of trust of nurses; may require more than the families of patients to the hospital to visit; health care workers for patients do all the preoperative and postoperative treatment and care and to inform patients of their need to obtain patient consent and co-ordination. 2 dispersion in patients with attention Pain is physical problem, but also psychological problems, the nature of the problem is a human [2]. We need to know the particular habits of patients, hobbies, without affecting patient care and health circumstances, be met, select music, entertainment programs, talking wi