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Jarutsri Atthayasai1, Manaporn Chatchumni1, Henrik Eriksson2
1School of Nursing, Rangsit University, Pathumthani 12000, Thailand.
Nursing Reports (Pavia, Italy)
|June 27, 2023
Summary
Surgical nurses enhance pain management by partnering with patients and teams, disrupting ineffective practices, and deepening competency. These strategies aim to improve patient care and recovery, especially post-surgery.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Pain Management
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
Background:
- Effective pain management is crucial in surgical nursing.
- Enhancing nurses' proficiency in pain management strategies is an ongoing challenge.
- Current healthcare technologies offer new avenues for pain management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore and describe surgical nurses' strategies for improving their pain management proficiency.
- To identify key themes in nurses' approaches to acute and chronic pain management.
- To understand how nurses address health challenges in organizations through pain management.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative research design.
- Study involved forty experienced surgical nurses (≥6 years experience).
- Data collected through open-ended questions based on policy document review.
Main Results:
- Three emergent themes: partnering, disrupting, and becoming familiar with pain management competency concerns.
- Nurses' strategies focused on problem-solving and promoting pain management.
- Identified strategies aim to enhance nursing competencies in pain management.
Conclusions:
- Surgical nurses employ multi-faceted strategies to enhance pain management proficiency.
- These strategies contribute to improved nursing care quality and post-surgery recovery.
- Engaging patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams is recommended for comprehensive pain management.
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