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Experienced nurses' use of non-pharmacological approaches comprise more than relief from pain
Edel Jannecke Svendsen1, Ida Torunn Bjørk2
1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Women and Children, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Abstract:
This study investigated the use of, and reasoning by, experienced nurses regarding non-pharmacological pain approaches to care for children in hospitals, with the aim of increasing our understanding, and hence optimizing, these approaches. Three focus-group interviews with 14 experienced nurses, were conducted in 2009. Our findings emphasized the role of non-pharmacological methods in building and maintaining cooperation with the child and in caring for the child by individualizing the use of non-pharmacological methods.
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