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RNSG 1324Concept-Based Transition to Professional Nursing PracticeConcept – COMFORTConcept DefinitionComfort is a state of physical ease.ExemplarsOsteoarthritis (Chronic Pain)Degenerative Disc Disease (Neuropathic Pain)Post –Operative Pain – Total Joint Arthroplasty (Acute Pain)Dressing Changes/Wound Care – (Procedural Pain)Physical Therapy after Arthroplasty (Acute Pain)Pancreatitis (Chronic Pain, Acute Exacerbations)Sickle Cell Anemia (Chronic Pain, Acute Exacerbations)Post-Operative Pain: Abdominal Surgery (Acute Pain)Renal Calculi (Acute Pain)Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) (Neuropathic Pain)ObjectivesExplain the concept of Comfort (including definition, antecedents, and attributes).Analyze conditions which place a patient at risk for impaired Comfort.Identify when impaired Comfort is developing or has pare listed exemplars of common disruptions to patient Comfort and how nursing care varies. Apply the nursing process (including collaborative interventions for individuals experiencing comfort imbalance.AssignmentsPrior to classFollow the “Read Me” File under the Comfort Module on CanvasReview the Comfort Concept Analysis Diagram with explanation Complete the assigned readings*Page numbers, assignments, and other lecture information will be posted on blackboard.Giddens (2017) Chapter 29Yoost (2015) Chapter 36Lewis (2014) Chapters 20, 31, 44, 46, & 47Burchum (2015) & Lehne Pharmacology On-line Chapters 26, 27, 28, 30, 71Concept Content Outline:Comfort definedSub-concepts/components of comfortAntecedents for ComfortAt Risk and risk factors related to Impaired Comfort (see below)Assessment for comfort (in the patient that is able to express themselves)Assessment for comfort (in the patient that is not able to express themselves)Outcomes/Nursing CarePatient verbalizes relief of pain or achievement of comfort- function goal. Pharmacological methods and/or non-pharmacological methodsN:ADN Syllabus/CBC Curriculum/Transition Summer 2017/RNSG 1324/Comfort Revised 3/17 ................
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