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Pain Management Practice Plan for Neonatal Pain

Zi Zeng1, Sijin Sun2, Zhuoma Sunu3

  • 1Henan Vocational College of Nursing, Department of nursing, Anyang, Henan, China.

Pain Management Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
|June 27, 2025
PubMed

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This study proposes a standardized framework for neonatal pain management, offering practical guidelines to improve consistency and effectiveness in clinical interventions for newborns. These recommendations aid healthcare professionals in developing customized pain management protocols.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Pain management
  • Clinical practice guidelines

Background:

  • Clinical challenges persist in neonatal pain management.
  • Standardized procedures are needed for effective pain assessment and intervention in neonates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address clinical challenges in neonatal pain management.
  • To propose standardized procedures and institution-specific recommendations.
  • To identify critical considerations for neonatal pain management.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized descriptive and analytical methods.
  • Conducted a comprehensive literature review across multiple databases.
  • Identified key difficulties in neonatal pain assessment and intervention.

Main Results:

  • Proposed a standardized framework for neonatal pain management.
  • Organized the operational workflow for managing neonatal pain.
  • Developed detailed guidelines for each management step.

Conclusions:

  • The guidelines offer practical strategies for improving consistency and effectiveness in neonatal pain interventions.
  • Facilitates the clinical standardization of neonatal pain management practices.
  • Assists healthcare professionals in achieving more uniform and effective pain management for neonates.
Abstract

Keywords:
NeonatePainPain management

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