What it means
A common word in nursing goals and exam options: to alleviate pain, anxiety or nausea. Alleviating factors are the things that make a symptom better, such as rest or a position change, and nurses ask about them in a symptom assessment.
At a glance
| Also written | alleviates, alleviated, alleviating |
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Related terms
intervention
An action taken to help a client, such as a treatment, a test, a teaching session or a nursing action.
analgesic
A drug that relieves pain.
pain assessment
A nurse's organized gathering of information about a client's pain: where it is, how bad it is, what it feels like and what changes it.