International journal of nursing practice
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Comparative Study
Labour pain experience and intensity: a Jordanian perspective.
In this descriptive study, 100 low-risk participants who delivered vaginally were recruited from the postpartum unit of a major hospital in the city of Amman. Three instruments, the Numeric Pain Intensity Scale (NPIS), a pain assessment questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire were used to assess labour experiences and labour pain intensity levels. The majority of Jordanian parturients did not receive pain relief. ⋯ A significant difference in age was found between primiparas and multiparas. Jordanian parturients reported painful labour experiences; therefore, re-evaluation of current maternity nursing and midwifery practices and roles regarding labour pain management are warranted. The roles of supporter and educator among maternity nurses and midwives in Jordan also need to improve considerably.
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This paper reports on a study which comprised the first comprehensive evaluation of the Kids Kare Line telephone triage service in which experienced registered nurses respond to parents' requests for health-care advice for their child. This service is located in an acute care hospital in regional New South Wales, Australia. ⋯ All but five parents considered their call to have been answered promptly, all parents understood the advice provided to them and 96% of parents were satisfied with this advice. Fifty parents identified that they had not used another service or health practitioner for the same issue subsequent to their Kids Kare Line telephone call.