THE ROLE OF NURSE ANESTHETIST IN THE PLANNING OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT
Ndumia, Loise; Ochieng, Pouline (2012)
Ndumia, Loise
Ochieng, Pouline
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201203303952
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Proper post-operative pain relief has been shown to increase the patient comfort level, help to a quick recovery of the patient physical activities thus reducing post-surgical morbidity. It improves the outcome of the surgery and reduces the length of days which the patients have to be admitted at the hospital. Pharmacological, non-pharmacological, patients’ monitoring and documentation are the main findings of this research that can be used by nurse anesthetists in order to manage postoperative pain for surgical patients.
The aim of this literature review is to find out the methods used by nurse anesthetists in order to treat, prevent, and manage the postoperative pain for surgical patients. The purpose of this literature review is to describe the main methods used by nurse anesthetists in order to manage postoperative pain of surgical patients, within Europe, Australia and USA.
The approaches used by nurse anesthetist in prevention and treatment of post operative pain are mainly pharmacological and non-pharmacological, in addition to this, sufficient patient education ,pain assessment, documenting and sufficient communication between the care givers also play a big role In the management of post operative pain.
The aim of this literature review is to find out the methods used by nurse anesthetists in order to treat, prevent, and manage the postoperative pain for surgical patients. The purpose of this literature review is to describe the main methods used by nurse anesthetists in order to manage postoperative pain of surgical patients, within Europe, Australia and USA.
The approaches used by nurse anesthetist in prevention and treatment of post operative pain are mainly pharmacological and non-pharmacological, in addition to this, sufficient patient education ,pain assessment, documenting and sufficient communication between the care givers also play a big role In the management of post operative pain.