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Lindberg, Jan-OlovLuleå tekniska universitet,Omvårdnad
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Critical Care Nurses' Experiences: “A Good Relationship with the Patient is a Prerequisite for Successful Pain Relief Management”
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Elsevier BV,2011
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2010.03.009DOI
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Language:English
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Validerad; 2011; 20100325 (andbra)
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There is a lack of studies describing how critical care nurses experience assessing and treating pain in patients receiving postoperative care in an intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this study was to describe those experiences. Qualitative personal interviews with six critical care nurses in an ICU in northern Sweden were conducted during 2009. The interview texts were subjected to qualitative content analysis, which resulted in the formulation of one theme and four categories. It was important to be able to recognize signs of pain in patients unable to communicate verbally. In older patients, anxiety could be interpreted as an indication of pain. Pain was primarily assessed by means of a visual analog scale. Being unable to treat pain successfully was experienced as failing in one's work. Pharmacologic treatment was always the first choice for relief. The environment was experienced as a hindrance to optimal nursing care, because all postoperative patients shared a room with only curtains between them. The work of assessing and treating pain in patients receiving postoperative care is an important and frequent task for critical care nurses, and knowledge in the field is essential if the patients are to receive optimal nursing care and treatment. Patients cared for in an ICU might benefit from nonpharmacologic treatment. Being without pain after surgery implies increased well-being and shorter hospitalization for the patient.
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Engström, ÅsaLuleå tekniska universitet,Omvårdnad(Swepub:ltu)asaeng
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Luleå tekniska universitetOmvårdnad
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In:Pain Management Nursing: Elsevier BV12:3, s. 163-1721524-90421532-8635
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