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Ch 10 Jarvis Key Terms Pain Assessment

AB
acute painshort term, self-limiting, predictable, dissipates with healing of injury
chronic paincontinues for 6 months or longer, malignant or non-maignant; does not dissipate w/ healing of injury
cutaneous painoriginates in skin & subcutaneous tissues
deep somatic painoriginates in blood vessels, joints, muscles, tendons, bone
neuropathic painabnormal processing of pain through PNS or CNS
nociceptionpain receptors in PNS transmit painful sensations to CNS
referred painfelt at one location but originates from another location
visceral painoriginates in interior organ


Assistant Professor(s) of Nursing
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV

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