Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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The opioid epidemic in the United States is changing the population nurses serve. Stigma and bias among healthcare providers towards patients with substance use disorder occurs across disciplines and negatively impacts the care provided to this population. We sought to assess the knowledge and perceptions of first-year nursing students at a large college of nursing towards those with opioid use disorder and to provide an educational intervention with the goals of decreasing bias, increasing substance use disorder knowledge, and increasing the understanding of multi-pronged treatment strategies. ⋯ Since bias and stigma negatively impact care provided by clinicians, presentations such as this one can not only provide education on evidence based practices, but may change the attitudes of future providers, improving the quality of healthcare delivered to this vulnerable population.
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Among cancer patients in the United States, African American cancer patients have the highest mortality rate and shortest survival rate. Although depression is known as a predictor of mortality in cancer and a potential barrier to health care utilization, research on depression in African American patients is limited. Cancer pain can interfere with an individual's ability to cope with depression. ⋯ The findings of this study help to identify African American cancer patients at risk for depression and demonstrates the need for increased screening for depression in this underserved population.
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Effective acute pain management strategies are important for young adults in order to reduce risk for transition to chronic pain. ⋯ African American young adults report moderate levels of pain intensity and pain interference with function. A significant number report no pain self-management strategies. Focused pain assessment and education about efficacious pain self-management strategies, both pharmacological and complementary, could assist young African Americans to reduce their pain and risk of chronic pain in the future.
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A variety of valid pediatric pain assessment tools are used in clinical practice globally; however, none have been validated for use in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Greece. Furthermore, the association between pain behavioral responses and clinical status is unclear. ⋯ These pain tools were found to be suitable for this sample of children in Greece. Wider application of these tools in Greek PICUs and further research regarding their association with the clinical severity and the pain responses is required for the improvement of pain management in critically ill children.
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Observational Study
Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of the Behavioral Indicators of Infant Pain Scale in Chinese Neonates.
Behavioral Indicators of Infant Pain scale (BIIP) has been shown to be a good tool to assess pain in infants. ⋯ The BIIP is a reliable and valid tool to assess pain in term and preterm neonates in China.