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Staja Booker¹, Paul Arnstein, Rianne van Boekel

¹Staja Booker is an assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, Paul Arnstein is a clinical nurse specialist for pain relief and a Connell Scholar at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and Rianne van Boekel is an assistant professor and postdoctoral researcher at Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegan, The Netherlands. Contact author: Staja Booker, bookers@ufl.edu . Booker has received funding from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (K23AR076463-01). The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. A podcast with the authors is available at www.ajnonline.com .

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Nurses need to assess movement-evoked pain (MEP) in postoperative patients. This pain impacts healing and function, requiring integrated assessment protocols for better patient recovery.

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Area of Science:

Nursing
Pain Management
Postoperative Care

Background:

Pain assessment is crucial for nurses, especially postoperatively.
Current pain assessments often neglect movement-evoked pain (MEP).
MEP significantly hinders patient recovery and function.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the clinical significance of assessing MEP in postoperative patients.
To advocate for the integration of MEP assessment into nursing practice.
To discuss protocols and tools for MEP assessment.

Main Methods:

Literature review on pain assessment practices.
Analysis of the impact of MEP on patient outcomes.
Discussion of current standards and future directions in pain management.

Main Results:

MEP is a common and intense postoperative experience.
Lack of MEP assessment impedes physical, cognitive, emotional, and social recovery.
Shifting standards emphasize context and function over pain intensity alone.

Conclusions:

Integrating MEP assessment is essential for comprehensive postoperative care.
Nurses play a vital role in implementing effective MEP assessment strategies.
Improved MEP assessment can expedite patient functional restoration and reduce disability.