Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
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Medsurg Nurs
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In certain patient populations, postoperative pain management increasingly relies on more localized anesthetic methods rather than systemic medications. Use of methods such as continuous peripheral nerve blockade demonstrates improved patient satisfaction and decreased length of hospital stay. This technique of pain management and its associated use in patients following total joint arthroplasty are examined.
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Medical-surgical nurses are challenged to reduce and eliminate medication errors. They use technologic innovations aimed at error prevention, yet medication errors persist. The importance of improved decision making through computerized systems in the prevention of medication errors is emphasized.