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- Amy Vacek, Shirley Wiggins, and Leeza Struwe.
- From the Quality and Patient Safety Nurse, Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Electronic address: amyvacek14@gmail.com.
- Pain Manag Nurs. 2021 Oct 1; 22 (5): 579-585.
BackgroundThe purpose of this research was to describe health care nurse and providers' pain management education priorities and barriers for pediatric cardio-thoracic surgical (CTS) patients and their caregivers.DesignThis was a qualitative-descriptive study design using survey methodology.MethodsA convenience sample of 206 (CTS) health care professionals including 172 nurses, 11 advanced practice providers, and 23 physicians were invited to participate in this study. The survey was distributed through a work e-mail within a 145-bed tertiary pediatric hospital and focused on collaborative pain management educational priorities and barriers.ResultsOf the 206 cardio-thoracic service health care nurses/providers surveyed, 45.6 % (N = 94) responded to the survey. The top pain management education priority for these nurses/providers included immediate postoperative pain management knowledge for the caregiver and pediatric CTS patient. The lowest priority 13.8% (N = 13) included education related to pain management needs after discharge. Of the 94 nurses/providers who responded, 31.9% (n = 30) identified the presence of timing and communication barriers in providing pain management education with caregivers and pediatric CTS patients.AimsThe aim of this research was to describe health care providers pain management education priorities and barriers for cardio-thoracic surgical (CTS) pediatric patients and their caregivers.Setting145-bed tertiary pediatric hospital.Participants/SubjectsNurses, advanced practice providers [APP's], and physicians.ConclusionsNurses and providers prioritize immediate postoperative pain management education; however, there remains a need to focus more on the outcomes of pain management education for caregivers and pediatric CTS patients after discharge.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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