Question

John is admitted to the hospital for a pain crisis from his sickle cell disease. He usually takes morphine 30mg every 12 hours by mouth. He states his pain is a 10 on a 0-10 scale. You tell your colleague that his pain can’t be that bad because he is watching television and talking on the phone. Which important principle of pain management are you violating?

Answer 1

Answer:

Pain is a subjective experience and it is whatever the patient says it is

Explanation:

One  the principles of managing pain of patients effectively is to acknowledge the fact that pain is an individual experience, and it is whatever the patient says. It is an unpleasant sensation and emotional experience that is subjective to the patients history and expression of pain. Hence, a patient like John, who lays such complain of his experience of pain at the hospital, should be assessed further to better address his predicament.