{"id":1072,"date":"2022-09-19T09:11:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/assessmentnursingmain\/chapter\/key-takeaways-6\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T15:26:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:26:25","slug":"key-takeaways-6","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/assessmentnursingmain\/chapter\/key-takeaways-6\/","title":{"raw":"Key Takeaways","rendered":"Key Takeaways"},"content":{"raw":"<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pain is a complex phenomenon that is often conceptualized as an unpleasant, sensory experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Although self-report is generally considered the gold standard, pain can affect individuals in many ways, so a multifaceted approach to assessment is required.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you are not aware of your cultural biases, you may judge the validity of another person\u2019s pain based on your own answers.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Always remember: pain is what the client tells you it is. This is an important tip because of the unconscious bias and myths concerning pain that result in institutional racism and ageism.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pain assessments are often repeated to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment and medication.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Choosing the correct pain tool, and using a combination of subjective and objective assessments along with critical thinking, are vital to the accuracy of your assessment.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pain is a complex phenomenon that is often conceptualized as an unpleasant, sensory experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Although self-report is generally considered the gold standard, pain can affect individuals in many ways, so a multifaceted approach to assessment is required.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you are not aware of your cultural biases, you may judge the validity of another person\u2019s pain based on your own answers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Always remember: pain is what the client tells you it is. 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