Orthopaedic nursing
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Nurses are patient advocates who often feel powerless when implementing that role in ethical situations. One strategy to empower nurses in their advocacy role is the development and use of nursing ethics committees within health care institutions.
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Orthopaedic nursing · Nov 1992
Compounded problem: chronic low back pain and overweight in adult females.
Overweight adult females may have negative self-concepts and body images compounded by chronic low back pain and obesity. This subgroup of clients need special attention and nursing interventions to adjust to chronic low back pain and to achieve permanent weight control. Interventions designed to improve female clients' self-concepts and body images also support their efforts toward weight control, and, in turn, improve their negative perceptions of chronic pain. Orthopaedic nurses are in an excellent position to explore the relationships among body image, overweight, and chronic low back pain.
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Orthopaedic nursing · Jan 1992
ReviewThe use of local anesthetics in the treatment of chronic pain.
Local anesthetics are an important and effective tool in the treatment of patients with chronic pain syndromes. Orthopaedic nurses are in a pivotal position to assess potential problems and intervene where appropriate. This article addresses the pharmacology of local anesthesia, indications for nerve blocks with local anesthetics, and nursing management.
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Orthopaedic nursing · Jan 1992
ReviewPerception of control and appraisal of illness in chronic low back pain.
People who experience chronic low back pain face significant changes in their lives, and it is unclear why some people adapt to the pain situation better than others. Using a cognitive appraisal model, outcomes of the pain situation were examined in 40 chronic low back pain patients using situational control and appraisal of illness as predicted mediating factors. This article presents background of the problem and the results of the study.
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Erroneous presumptions about children's reactions to pain have misguided professionals' management of this issue. Recent recognition and understanding of the pain experience in children have prompted research and clinical advances in treatment and care. Considerable study is still needed to further comprehend the difference between the perception and reaction to pain in the pediatric population.