Patient Information
Patient: Esperanza
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Age: 39
Related Clinical Chapters
Chapter 2: Cultural Competence
Chapter 21: Abdomen
Esperanza has been admitted to a medical-surgical unit with a chief complaint of “pain of unknown origin.” She is 39 years old, married, has two teenage children, and works with her husband in their landscaping business. As you prepare for the admission assessment, her mother, who brought Esperanza to the hospital, tells you that they fear that Esperanza has “empacho.” Esperanza agrees.
What is empacho?
How do you handle this situation ( review Table 2-3 in Chapter 2)
What questions should you ask as part of the pain assessment?
What tools are available for the pain assessment and which one would you use?
Is she feeling acute pain or persistent pain? Explain
What do these findings suggest
Is Esperanza experiencing somatic, visceral or cutaneous pain?
How would you describe her mechanisms of pain?
What factors might contribute to observations made during the pain assessment?
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