Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led caregivers to modify patient healthcare, with a high impact on patients with chronic pain. ⋯ Recommendations for the management of chronic pain during COVID-19 include adjustments to the patient care model. The workflow proposes the use of telemedicine, screening for painful intensity, and the use of color-signaled intervention packages according to severity (green, yellow, and red).
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Review Meta Analysis
Effects of Nurse-Led Pain Management Interventions for Patients with Total Knee/Hip Replacement.
A literature review was conducted to assess nurse-led nonpharmacologic pain management interventions intended for total knee/hip replacement patients. ⋯ Nurse-led nonpharmacologic pain interventions should be considered to reduce patient pain with total knee/hip replacement.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Decreasing Pain and Fear in Medical Procedures with a Pediatric Population (DREAM): A Pilot Randomized Within-Subject Trial.
Many children with injuries, including burns and fractures, experience moderate to severe pain during medical procedures. Recent studies claim that nonpharmacologic pain management using virtual reality (VR) could distract children from procedural pain by engaging multiple senses. ⋯ VR is a promising intervention with children undergoing painful procedures because it is immersive and engages multiple senses. It is a low-cost intervention well accepted by children and nursing staff at this clinical site and is easy to implement in daily practice for procedural pain management.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A More Comfortable Method of Skin Prick Testing in Children Ages 0-2 to Decrease Symptoms of Pain.
Skin prick testing (SPT) is the best initial diagnostic method for individuals of all ages who have potential allergies. ⋯ Recent breastfeeding before SPT is correlated with less crying by possibly reducing the perceived pain of children ages 0-2.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Pain Incidence, Treatment, and Associated Symptoms in Hospitalized Persons with Dementia.
Moderate to severe pain has been frequently reported in hospitalized older adults. Pain in hospitalized persons with dementia within the context of other common symptoms, functional decline, delirium, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), has received little attention. ⋯ Results suggest that pain may be undertreated in hospitalized persons with dementia, and should be considered upon admission to optimize function, decrease delirium, and prevent or decrease BPSD.