{"id":38571,"date":"2021-10-26T14:16:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjhs1.wpengine.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=38571"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:44:45","slug":"helpful-tips-for-describing-pain","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.mjhs.sandstormdev.net\/es\/recursos\/consejos-\u00fatiles-para-describir-el-dolor\/","title":{"rendered":"Consejos \u00fatiles para describir el dolor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-el-dolor-puede-afectar-considerablemente-la-calidad-de-vida-de-una-persona\">El dolor puede afectar considerablemente la calidad de vida de una persona.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Puede afectar el humor y el sue\u00f1o, e interferir con sus actividades diarias. El dolor es muy subjetivo y es importante reconocer que no hay dos personas que experimenten el dolor de la misma manera. Esta secci\u00f3n brindar\u00e1 consejos \u00fatiles para lograr que un ser querido describa su nivel de dolor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-que-es-el-dolor\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el dolor?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Seg\u00fan la Asociaci\u00f3n Internacional para el Estudio del Dolor, se define al dolor como \u201cuna experiencia sensorial y emocional desagradable asociada a un da\u00f1o tisular real o posible\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-descripcion-del-dolor\">Descripci\u00f3n del dolor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Es fundamental describir el nivel de dolor al enfermero para que pueda ocuparse de sus niveles de comodidad de manera precisa. A continuaci\u00f3n, se presentan algunas formas \u00fatiles de obtener informaci\u00f3n sobre el tipo de dolor y el nivel de dolor que experimenta su ser querido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-haga-preguntas-relacionadas-con-el-tipo-de-dolor\">Haga preguntas relacionadas con el tipo de dolor.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00bfD\u00f3nde se encuentra el dolor?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo comenz\u00f3?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se siente?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bfEs continuo o intermitente?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bfPermanece en una zona o se traslada?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bfEs leve o intenso?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bfCu\u00e1l de las siguientes sensaciones describe mejor su dolor? (p.&nbsp;ej., fulgurante, ardiente, punzante, sordo, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-utilice-una-escala-para-medir-el-nivel-de-dolor\">Utilice una escala para medir el nivel de dolor.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A continuaci\u00f3n, se presentan dos escalas de dolor com\u00fanmente utilizadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Escala 1:<\/strong> En una escala del 1 al 10, en la que 0 significa \u201csin dolor\u201d y 10 significa \u201cdolor insoportable\u201d, \u00bfc\u00f3mo se siente?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Escala 2:<\/strong> \u00bfCu\u00e1l de estos rostros refleja c\u00f3mo se siente?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Si no puede controlar el dolor de sus seres queridos en el hogar y est\u00e1n teniendo <\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"\/our-services\/mjhs-hospice-palliative-care\/managing-uncontrolled-symptoms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>s\u00edntomas inmanejables<\/strong><\/a><strong>, es posible que deba evaluarse la posibilidad de un <\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/spanish.mjhs.org\/our-services\/mjhs-hospice-palliative-care\/levels-of-hospice-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>nivel de atenci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-haga-un-seguimiento\">Haga un seguimiento.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n debe hacer un seguimiento de c\u00f3mo se siente para tener una idea de la evoluci\u00f3n o regresi\u00f3n del dolor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons blue-btn\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Patient-and-Family-Guide-Book-2-152Accessible.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lleve un registro de c\u00f3mo se siente: Hoja de trabajo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>En MJHS, valoramos tanto a los cuidadores personales como a los profesionales y reconocemos el trabajo fundamental que realizan. Por ello, hemos creado estos recursos en l\u00ednea para cuidadores para ayudarlo en este momento crucial de su vida.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Si necesita ayuda y apoyo adicionales para el cuidado de su ser querido, no dude en <a href=\"\/contact-mjhs\/\">comunicarse con MJHS<\/a>. Podemos recomendarle otras opciones de atenci\u00f3n disponibles a trav\u00e9s de uno de nuestros programas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El dolor es muy subjetivo y es fundamental reconocer que no hay dos personas que experimenten el dolor de la misma manera. 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