POST-OPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Kanyali, Hilda (2017)
Kanyali, Hilda
Yrkeshögskolan Arcada
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121421252
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121421252
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Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. Post-operative pain is connected with psychological and physiological distress that may obstruct post-operative recovery and lead to increased depression and development of chronic post-surgical pain. Nurses are in the front line to witness the patient's suffering and pain, giving them greater duty to act upon promoting comfort and alleviation of pain.The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding regarding post-operative pain in pediatrics in contrast to adults. The importance of the study is to narrow the gap in knowledge the pediatric nurses may be having. The theoretical framework used in this study was Kolcaba’s theory of Comfort.The research question is two in one which is how do nurses assess and intervene in post-operative pain management in pediatrics and methodology followed is a literature review, with inductive data analysis. Four databases were searched for data retrieval which are CINAHL, Academic elite search, SAGE journals and PUBMED, resulting in a total of 10 articles selected for the findings.
Findings indicated that pediatric pain assessment and intervention is a process that is in 5 stages documentation, pain scale selection, pharmacological/drug administration methods, non pharmacological methods and educational intervention.
In conclusion, management of post-operative pain in pediatric patients could also be improved with the help of increased cooperation among healthcare professionals and parents, good planning, documentation, good routines, education about pain management and its consequences, pediatrics pain behavior might also as well improve the nurse's ability to manage the pain in pediatric patients. Post-operative pain management should be always put as a priority especially for pediatrics so as to decrease the short term and long term consequences that may come along with it. Recommendations are that research focusing on finding out whether post-operative pain is really being managed is highly encouraged.
Findings indicated that pediatric pain assessment and intervention is a process that is in 5 stages documentation, pain scale selection, pharmacological/drug administration methods, non pharmacological methods and educational intervention.
In conclusion, management of post-operative pain in pediatric patients could also be improved with the help of increased cooperation among healthcare professionals and parents, good planning, documentation, good routines, education about pain management and its consequences, pediatrics pain behavior might also as well improve the nurse's ability to manage the pain in pediatric patients. Post-operative pain management should be always put as a priority especially for pediatrics so as to decrease the short term and long term consequences that may come along with it. Recommendations are that research focusing on finding out whether post-operative pain is really being managed is highly encouraged.