Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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The foundation of safe and effective pain management is an individualized, comprehensive pain assessment that includes, but is not limited to, the intensity of pain if the patient is able to report it. An unforeseen consequence of the widespread use of pain intensity rating scales is the practice of prescribing specific doses of opioid analgesics based solely on specific pain intensity ratings. ⋯ To date there is no research demonstrating that a specific opioid dose will relieve pain of a specific intensity in all patients or even in the same patient at different times. The official position of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) maintains that the practice of prescribing doses of opioid analgesics based solely on pain intensity should be prohibited because it disregards the relevance of other essential elements of assessment and may contribute to untoward patient outcomes.
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This research was conducted to determine the pain experience of individuals who experience pain during COVID-19 infection. ⋯ Participants generally defined pain as a feeling that hurts and causes people to suffer. The participants used many methods to relieve the intense pain they experienced. However, nearly half of the participants stated that their pain did not completely disappear despite the many methods they used. The approximately two-thirds of the participants were afraid of re-experiencing this pain. For effective pain management, it is important to define the pain behaviors of the patients correctly, to determine the opinions of the patients about the pain, and to evaluate the effects of the pain experienced.