Pain Assessment in Intensive Care Nursing and Nursing Management
Abstract
Some evidence suggests that nonverbal patients experience
stressful, unpleasant, and potentially negative experiences during their time
in intensive care units. These include pain, fear, sleep deprivation,
nightmares, inability to speak, and feelings of isolation and loneliness. Among
these negative experiences, pain has emerged as a leading stressor for
intensive care units patients. The
patient self report is the most reliable source of pain assesment, intensive
care unit patients are unable to self
report because of intubation and sedation. For this reason, there must be
scales which include verbal and non-verbal parameters, behavioral responses to
pain in intensive care units. Critical care nurses play the most important role
in evaluation and relief of pain in intensive care patients since they are the
staff who spend time most with the patients and follow them closely.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Review
Publication Date
August 5, 2017
Submission Date
March 31, 2017
Acceptance Date
October 27, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 4 Number: 2
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