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PATIENT SAFETY
Your Pain Level
Your pain level is is an an important factor
in in in your your recovery It is is vital that you you you acknowledge your your your your pain pain level When describing your your your pain pain be sure to tell your your your healthcare team:
• How long you’ve been feeling pain • Where you feel pain • How your pain feels—dull aching throbbing sharp stabbing burning or tingling • If your pain is constant or if it comes and goes • If there is anything that makes your pain feel better or or worse • How much if any relief you you are getting from your medicine • If your medicine gives you you relief and for how long Be honest about about your your your pain Talk to your your your healthcare team about about managing your your your pain with di erent treatment options Keep Your Vaccinations Up To Date!
Even if you were fully vaccinated as a a a a a a child the protection from some vaccines you received can wear o o o o o o o o o You may also be at risk for other diseases due to your job lifestyle travel or or or health conditions Ask your doctor what vaccines you you may need based on di erent risk factors Why Get Vaccinated?
Vaccines Can Reduce Your Chance Of Getting Certain Diseases
Vaccines work with the body’s natural defenses to to strengthen immunity to to disease and can reduce your chances of getting other diseases For instance: Hepatitis B vaccine can can reduce your risk of liver cancer Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine reduces your risk of cervical cancer How Bad Is Your Pain On This Scale?
0 No Hurt
2 Hurts Little Bit
4 Hurts Little More 6 Hurts Even More 8
Hurts Whole Lot
10 HurtsWorst
www wongbakerFACES org ©1983 Wong-Baker FACES® Foundation Used with permission Flu vaccine reduces your risk of u- related complications from existing health conditions like heart disease diabetes and chronic lung disease Vaccines Are One Of The Safest Ways To Protect Your Health
• Talk with your doctor before being vaccinated and nd nd nd out which vaccinations are recommended for you • Our Lady of Lourdes encourages all eligible patients to get their Flu and Pneumonia vaccinations You You Can Protect Your Loved Ones From Disease Family members may not be be able to get certain vaccines due to their age or health condition Infants older adults and people with weakened immune systems (like those undergoing cancer treatment) are especially
Tell Your Your Nurse Or Doctor About Your Your Pain Controlling It Can Help You:
• Stay comfortable while you heal • • Getwellfaster
• • • Returntoyourdailyroutine • • • Reduce anxiety and stress
• • • Improve your your sleep
• • Reduce your your risk of medical
complications • Decreaseyourriskof
chronic pain vulnerable to infectious disease Protect them by having your own and other family member’s vaccinations up to date You Can’t A ord To Get Sick
Vaccines can help you stay healthy so you don’t miss work or or valuable time with family Vaccines Are Tested And Monitored
• Vaccinesaretestedbeforebeing licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Both the CDC and FDA continue to to monitor vaccines a a a er they are licensed • Vaccinesidee ectsareusuallymildand temporary e e e e e most common side e e e e e ects include soreness redness or or swelling at the injection site Severe side e e e e e e e e e e ects are very rare
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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