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Pain Management 2018
Internal Medicine 2018
International Journal of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
ISSN: 2471-982X
Page 75
March 26-28, 2018
Vienna, Austria
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Objectives:
The objective of this study was performed to evaluate
nursing interventions for pain management in the perioperative
care.
Methodology:
The study was conducted between October 2016
and May 2017 with the participation of 160 patients in General
Surgery, ENT, Urology and Orthopedics clinics. The data were
collected with a form that included the socio-demographic
characteristics of the patients and nursing interventions related
to pain management in perioperative care prepared by the
researcher.
Results:
The average age of the patients participating in the
study is 40.58±20.4. It was determined that 80.6% of the patients
experienced pain after surgical intervention, 34.4% had moderate
to severe pain after surgery and 97.5% had pain at the operation
site after surgical intervention. In addition, 59.4% of the nurses
did not use a scale to assess pain severity, 71.3% did not examine
it by touching the painful area, 65.6% did not use heat or cold
therapy to reduce pain, 86.9% did not massage to reduce pain, To
reduce the pain of the arm, leg, walking and so on. 88.8% did not
play music to reduce pain, and 69.4% did not use imagination to
reduce pain.
Conclusion:
As a result of evaluation of nursing interventions
for pain management, effective participation of the patients in
pain management, increase of pain education and satisfaction is
ensured.
senay1981@yahoo.com /sarli@agri.edu.trNursing care initiatives related to pain management in
perioperative care
Senay K Arli
Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Turkey
Int J Anesth Pain Med 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-982X-C1-003