• Burns · Sep 2021

    Burns pain management: The role of nurse-patient communication.

    • Linda Tetteh, Lydia Aziato, Gwendolyn Patience Mensah, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, and Emma Kwegyir-Afful.
    • University of Ghana College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, P.O. Box LG 43, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
    • Burns. 2021 Sep 1; 47 (6): 1416-1423.

    BackgroundNursing is an embodiment of knowledge, clinical work, and interpersonal communication. Effective nursing care has a distinct influence on the overall satisfaction and experience of the patient. Communication is said to be indispensable in the delivery of quality healthcare. Effective communication between nurses and patients has proven to yield better results with pain control and improved psychological status of patients.ObjectivesThe aim of the study is to explore nurses' perceptions on the role of communication in the management of burns pain.MethodsA qualitative design with purposive sampling was carried out to recruit 11 registered nurses from a Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Center in Ghana. To identify the participants' perception on the role of nurse-patient communication in the management of burns pain, a face to face semi-structured interviews were conducted using an interview guide to collect data.ResultsThematic analysis was done with various themes emerging. Helping patients manage pain, early detection of patient's distress, improved patient participation in their care were some of the positive effects of nurse-patient communication whiles reduced level of cooperation during caregiving, and endurance of pain by the patient were the results of poor nurse-patient communication. Language and time factor were the barriers that were identified to hinder effective communication between nurses and patients.ConclusionsDue to the subjective nature of pain, the current study highlights the need for increased communication for an effective assessment and management of pain among patients with burns. It is, therefore, imperative that nurses be well trained in communication with an emphasis on patient-centered communication.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

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