Acute Pain related to Liver Cancer

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Nursing Diagnosis: Acute Pain related to tension in the walls of the abdomen (ascites)

Goal :
  • Demonstrate the use of relaxation skills and entertainment activities as indicated pain.
  • Reported the maximum pain relief
Intervention
  • Determine history of pain such as the location, frequency, duration and intensity (0-10) and pain relief measures for example give a sitting position on his stomach with a pillow dialas the area between the abdomen and chest.
  • Provide basic comfort measures such as repositioning, rubbing his back.
  • Assess the level of pain / control value
Rational
  • Provide baseline data to evaluate the need / effectiveness of interventions such as: pain is individual and combined both physical response emesional
  • Increase relaxation and help refocus attention
  • Maximum pain control.

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