Orthodox and Non Orthodox Therapeutic Interventions.

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Orthodox and Non Orthodox Therapeutic Interventions.

When providing care for an acutely ill adult, both orthodox and non-orthodox interventions can be used effectively on there own or combined to suite the patient. When patients are admitted to an acute care setting there needs must be assessed in a holistic manner, therefore for the purpose of this assignment I have chosen to discuss the importance of Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) machines and massage in the acute setting. Both methods will discuss the advantages and disadvantages and will identify the professional responsibilities of the nurse in relation to the interventions. PCA machines are most commonly used for Patients with acute post-surgical, trauma, cancer related pain or any acute pain when a pain relief intravenous route is preferred, which makes these machines most common in an acute setting. Anxiety is also common among patients with pain and is often associated with fear of death, complex environments and uncertain prognosis in the immediate post-admission period (Brunner and Suddarth, 1989) which is the rationale for massage been used.

Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is a method used in order to give pain relief to a patient that involves the patient's participation, by an appropriate