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Pain management in the Post Operative Patient

Rubric Code: MX3W4W7

By epateman

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Subject: Nursing

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

PsychoMotor
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Post Operative Assessment Assess LOC, Lungs, IV sites, Urine Output, Check for site bleeding at surgical site, check hemovac for drainage, check distal pulses.	Poor Does not fully asses the post operative patient	Fair Fully assesses patient but assessment is not accurate.	Good Demonstrates Accurate Assessment of the post operative patient.
Pain Assessment Accurately elicit pain scale (?/10), determine location, quality, and duration	Poor Does not perform a pain assessment.	Fair Demonstrates a pain assessment, but it is inaccurate. Does not re-evaluate pain after interventions	Good Demonstrate accurate pain assessment. Selects appropriate interventions for pain management. Re-evaluates pain assessment after interventions.
Administration of IV Medication Select the appropriate medication for pain based on the pain scale Administer the corrected medication following the 8 Rights if Medication Administration	Poor Does do administer appropriate pain medication or needs to be stopped int he administration process.	Fair Administer pain medication accurately and safely, documents appropriately, but does not re-assess.	Good Administers pain medications accurately and safely. Documents appropirately. Demonstrates correct re-assessment after pain medication given.
SBAR Correctly uses SBAR throughout evaluation	Poor Does not communicate in SBAR	Fair Uses SBAR most of the time or is incomplete in the technique.	Good Accurately uses SBAR technique for communication with staff and physicians.
Patient teaching Discusses with patient the pain scale and what will be given to manage pain. Be prepared to answer questions about the pain medication being given: What it is, how it is given, and side effects.	Poor Does not perform patient teaching. Does not effectively communicate with patients or families.	Fair Patient teaching incomplete or inaccurate. Communicates effectively with patient families.	Good Communicated effectively with patients and their families. Is able to describe medication being used and side effects
Cognitive
Recognize unrelieved pain Reassesses pain, recognizes unrelieved pain and follows protocol to get pain relieved	Poor Does not recognize unrelieved pain.	Fair Recognizes unrelieved pain, but does not take steps to relieve the pain.	Good Recognizes unrelieved pain, tries different pain relieving techniques. Calls physician is necessary for further orders
Recognize normal vs abnormal findin Is able to discuss normal versus abnormal clinical findings in a post-operative patient. Specifically related to pain.	Poor Does not recognize the normal vs abnormal physical assessment findings.	Fair Recognizes the normal vs abnormal physical assessment findings. Documents appropriately and does not notify the physician of any abnormal findings	Good Recognizes the normal vs abnormal physical assessment findings. Documents appropriately and notifies physician of any abnormal findings
Pharmacology of Pain Meds Is able to discuss pain medication, classification, routes of administration, side effects, and nursing implications.	Poor Does not demonstrate a knowledge for pain relieving medication.	Fair Demonstrates knowledge of some of the pain relieving medications.	Good Demonstrates knowledge of pharmacology for pain relieving medication.

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