Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Previous studies show that pain is common among hospital inpatients. ⋯ This study shows that there is still an unacceptable high pain prevalence in inpatients and that patients experience pain as negatively impacting their sleep. Future pain care is likely to include a more comprehensive implementation strategy for the dissemination of knowledge, especially related to the complex context of today's healthcare system. That is, the possibility that anchoring new knowledge also benefits the patient is probably associated with optimization of the structural context. Future research should take this question further by examining how the organizational structure should be optimized for the dissemination of knowledge in healthcare professionals about pain and pain interference with sleep.
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Children having surgery experience distress from a myriad of sources. Aromatherapy may present an opportunity to promote a healing environment and decrease distress for children following surgery. ⋯ We were able to successfully implement a new aromatherapy program as an adjunct to care in children undergoing surgery. No adverse events were reported. Documentation is crucial to evaluating any new service.