Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Adolescents are typically admitted for a short period of time after inpatient surgery, leaving much of their recovery to occur at home. Pain, and thus pain management, is a major component of recovery at home. Research among pediatric outpatient surgical patients has found that pain experienced in the community setting after discharge is often severe and is related to knowledge deficits resulting in inadequate pain management. However, there is little research on community pain management after inpatient surgery. ⋯ Adolescent patients experience significant pain after discharge from hospital after inpatient surgical procedures. Adolescents are in need of adolescent-specific pain management education to increase skill and knowledge and address pain management-related misconceptions. Greater emphasis on involving adolescents in their own pain care and novel intervention could prove useful in improving outcomes.
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To study the relationship between frequency of pain assessment and nursing workload, and also to analyze the frequency of pain assessment and its relation to knowledge and attitudes toward pain on nursing professionals in intensive care unit. ⋯ Nursing workload affects the registration and assessment of patients' pain, resulting in a greater number of records as the workload performed by nurses increases. It is necessary to study in greater depth how the severity of pain, gender of the patients, and workload of nurses influence pain registration and assessment.
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy results in multidimensional neurological and muscular symptoms, which interfere with the patients' daily life. ⋯ The Arabic version of CIPNAT showed adequate reliability and validity to screen for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms and their interference in Arab countries. Further studies are needed to evaluate concurrent validity.
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The FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) pain scale is commonly used for pediatric pain assessment; however, no online educational tool exists to facilitate the use of the scale. ⋯ Because the intervention improved knowledge, user confidence, and assessment accuracy of moderate pain, it would be useful to implement such a tool as part of clinician education. However, further modifications will be needed to improve assessment of mild pain.
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Interprofessional staff are in a position to champion nonpharmacological pain management interventions, which can be effective when used in conjunction with analgesic medications. The purposes of this study were to understand the barriers and facilitators to using nonpharmacological pain management interventions as perceived by interprofessional staff, as well as to describe current knowledge, attitudes, and practices of interprofessional staff. ⋯ This study provides a starting point for further understanding the potential implementation of nonpharmacological pain management interventions at the bedside. Recommendations include further evaluation of the current use of nonpharmacological pain management interventions as well as promoting education about available resources.