Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Postoperative pain management is an ongoing challenge in surgical care, during which inadequate relief can contribute to postoperative complications, and nurses are key figures in this process. The aim of the present study was to gain knowledge of how nurses provide postoperative pain management for women undergoing major surgery for endometriosis. ⋯ There is a need to develop a new and more practice-oriented postoperative pain management, in ways that also integrate the patient experience.
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Clinical Trial
The Effect of Exaggerated Lithotomy Position on Shoulder Pain after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
The exaggerated lithotomy position with the expertise of nurses can be successful solution for the patients who have the postoperative shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ In this study the exaggerated lithotomy position was found to be fast and effective for relieving shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, decreased the need to use additional analgesics and opioids, and, in conjunction with pain control, also contributed to improvements in respiratory functions.
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Despite clinical guidelines, suboptimal pediatric pain management persists. A local audit found poor guideline compliance. Inadequate knowledge is a recognized barrier to the delivery of evidence-based care. The aim of the study was to investigate nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management at an Australian tertiary pediatric hospital. Design, Setting, Participants and Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive study using the Pediatric Pain Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire (Revised) was distributed to 590 nurses in an Australian pediatric hospital. ⋯ Although nurses' overall knowledge and attitude toward pediatric pain were among the highest reported, areas for targeted education using in-service education and workshops were identified alongside a need for exploration of the impediments to providing best care.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
A Randomized, Single-Blind Study Evaluating the Effect of a Bone Pain Education Video on Reported Bone Pain in Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy and Pegfilgrastim.
Mild-to-moderate bone pain is the most commonly reported adverse event associated with pegfilgrastim. ⋯ The bone pain-specific education evaluated here did not improve perceptions of bone pain reported in this patient population.