Selected Areas of Care Comfort Management

Comfort Management

1. Assess comfort needs by
• Asking the patient to describe confort needs or
• Observing behaviors indicative of discomfort
2. Provides three of the following comfort measures:
• assist the patient with washing face, hands, and/or vulnerable skin surfaces
• repositions or assists the patient to a different postion
• gives the patient a backrub
• uses relaxation and/or distraction techniques
• applies heat or cold when assigned
• assists the patient with mouth care
• changes or adjusts bed linens
• administers medication(s) when assigned
3. Records
• data related to comfort needs or disconfort
• comfort measures implemented
• patient response(s) to measures implemented

mnemonic - COMFORTERS

Comfort measures  - do 3
Oobserve for discomfort
Meds - PRN
Face wash
Oral care
Relaxation
Treat with heat or cold
Evaluate comfort at end
Reposition
Simple back rub