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  • Nursing Science
  • Pain Management
  • Surgical Care

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  • Postoperative pain management is crucial for preventing complications after surgery.
  • Nurses play a vital role in managing patient pain.
  • Effective pain relief remains a significant challenge in surgical settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how nurses manage postoperative pain in women undergoing major endometriosis surgery.
  • To understand the dynamics of nurse-patient interactions in pain management.

Main Methods:

  • An ethnographic field study was conducted in two gynecological units.
  • Data collection involved semi-structured interviews and participant observations.
  • Analysis focused on nurse-patient interactions and care decisions regarding pain.

Main Results:

  • Pain-related nursing practice emerged as a central theme, involving a circular process of interaction, assessment, and management.
  • Unexpressed health beliefs and routine actions influenced pain management.
  • Patient involvement in pain management was limited, and existing guidelines were perceived as unhelpful by nurses.

Conclusions:

  • Current postoperative pain management practices are influenced by implicit factors and lack patient integration.
  • There is a need for developing new, practice-oriented pain management strategies.
  • Integrating patient experiences into pain management is essential for improving care outcomes.