Online Companion: Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice 2E

Chapter Objectives

After reading Chapter 33, the student should be ready to
• Describe the different types of pain.
• Assess pain characteristics noting onset, intensity and duration.
• Discuss the physiology of pain.
• Describe both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions used to manage pain control.
• Describe the stages of sleep and discuss age-related sleep variations.
• State the outcomes of sleep deprivation on an individual.
• Discuss nursing interventions that promote comfort, rest and sleep.