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Pediatric nurses' postoperative pain management practices: An observational study.
- Source :
- Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing; Jul2013, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p189-201, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Purpose This study was an in-depth examination of pediatric postoperative pain care. Design and Methods Participant observational data were collected on the care of 10 children. Particular attention was paid to actions when pain scores were ≥5 and to the relationship between pain scores and medications administered. Results A pattern of care emerged of giving pain medications regularly even if they were prescribed pro re nata . Actions when pain scores were ≥5 varied. Recorded pain scores rarely guided treatment choices. Practice Implications The use of pain scores to guide treatment choices needs further debate. Future research should explore the implications of divorcing treatment from pain scores on children's pain experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANALGESICS
CHILDREN'S hospitals
COLD therapy
COMMUNICATION
CONTENT analysis
DOCUMENTATION
NURSES
NURSING practice
NURSING assessment
PARENTS
PARTICIPANT observation
PATIENT satisfaction
PATIENTS
PEDIATRIC nursing
POSTOPERATIVE care
POSTOPERATIVE pain
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SURGERY
JUDGMENT sampling
PAIN measurement
THEMATIC analysis
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15390136
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104192454
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jspn.12026