Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
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Comparative Study
The comparison of two recovery room warming methods for hypothermia patients who had undergone spinal surgery.
The purpose of this study was to compare the time needed to reach a specified temperature and the efficiency of two warming methods-warm cotton blankets and a radiant warmer-for hypothermia patients in a postanesthetic care unit (PACU) after spinal surgery. ⋯ For hospitals that are unable to use forced-air warming to warm postsurgical hypothermia patients in the PACU, the radiant warmer is a more efficient device to rewarm patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Parental involvement in neonatal pain management: an empirical and conceptual update.
New findings are emerging about parental perceptions and desires for involvement in infant pain management in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting, and the importance of building greater knowledge about this aspect of the patient care is beginning to be appreciated. ⋯ New data continue to emerge about parental perceptions and desires for involvement in infant pain management. A new empirically based model may be useful to nurses in providing optimal pain management for NICU infants in partnership with parents.