Nurses Experiences in Postoperative Pain Management on Major Surgery
Cadoy, Rufina Marie; Park, Jiwoo (2018)
Cadoy, Rufina Marie
Park, Jiwoo
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018121722080
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018121722080
Tiivistelmä
Effective postoperative pain management shows significant effects on patient outcome and provides a lot of benefits. However, pain management is still poorly implemented, thus leading to patient dissatisfaction, prolong hospitalization and higher hospital expenses.
The aim of the study is to conduct a literature review to identify nurse’s experiences in postoperative pain management. The purpose is to provide nurses with additional data or information that might contribute to the promotion of nursing intervention and implementation on pain management postoperatively and eventually boosts patient’s recovery.
The research method used was a literature review. Data were extracted from CINAHL and MEDLINE and five articles were chosen in the end. The analysis of the reviewed articles revealed the following categories; limitation in pain management, pain management method, and pain assessment. To realize good postoperative pain management, additional education about pain management needs to be given to nurses, pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management methods should be concurrently considered, and accurate pain assessment should be implemented.
The aim of the study is to conduct a literature review to identify nurse’s experiences in postoperative pain management. The purpose is to provide nurses with additional data or information that might contribute to the promotion of nursing intervention and implementation on pain management postoperatively and eventually boosts patient’s recovery.
The research method used was a literature review. Data were extracted from CINAHL and MEDLINE and five articles were chosen in the end. The analysis of the reviewed articles revealed the following categories; limitation in pain management, pain management method, and pain assessment. To realize good postoperative pain management, additional education about pain management needs to be given to nurses, pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management methods should be concurrently considered, and accurate pain assessment should be implemented.