Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Pain management depends on continuous pain assessment and a pain concept. In particular, pain assessment and treatment are major challenges for nursing home residents (NHR) with cognitive impairment (CI). Many caregivers often lack the knowledge to recognize and appropriately treat pain in this vulnerable group. Little is known about the proportion of NHR who are fundamentally dependent on external assessment for pain due to CI. ⋯ The study provides evidence of significant deficits in pain management among NHR with moderate and severe CI in nursing homes in Germany. NHR with moderate and severe CI are significantly less likely to be observed for pain or classified as pain sufferers and receive significantly less pain medication than NHR without CI. Intensive training of staff on pain management of NHR with severe CI is recommended.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Different Education Methods Before Invasive Urodynamics on Patients' Anxiety, Pain, Readiness and Satisfaction Levels: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Urodynamic testing is an invasive procedure that causes pain and anxiety. Patient education is an evidence-based nursing intervention that relieves pain and anxiety and increases patient satisfaction. ⋯ Of the methods utilized, it was determined that the most effective one was brochure-supported video education as it affected all parameters positively.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Psychoeducational Intervention for Pain, Psychological Distress, Hope, and Post-traumatic Growth Among Breast Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Chemotherapy is associated with many side effects, including pain and psychological distress, which affect patients' physical and psychological health. ⋯ Psychoeducational intervention positively affects the pain, psychological distress, hope and post-traumatic growth of BC patients during chemotherapy.
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The Nurses' Cancer Pain Management Competency Scale (NCPMCS) is a tool to explore nurses' competencies and subjective experiences in cancer pain management, and to help nurses understand their current shortcomings in cancer pain management. The scale, currently available only in English and translated into Chinese for wider adoption abroad, provides a tool for Chinese nurses to assess their level of cancer pain management. Furthermore, based on the scale's specific score, they can evaluate their lack of understanding about cancer pain management, advance research into this area, and enhance their capacity to control cancer pain while providing patient care. ⋯ Nurses' cancer pain management competency in clinics can be assessed using the Chinese version of the Nurses' Cancer Pain Management Competency Scale, which has strong validity and reliability.
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To describe the nurses' use of non-pharmacological pain and stress management (N-PPSM) in pediatric wards and their perceptions of the benefits and perceived barriers that encourage and limited their use of these methods. ⋯ Findings from this study can enhance nurses' knowledge and competence in using N-PPSM in pediatric wards, thus improving patient care. Hospitals may consider implementing new policies, education, training, and infrastructure to support N-PPSM. Educational institutions can also incorporate these methods into nursing curricula, increasing nurses' awareness and skills in using N-PPSM in pediatric patients.