Evidence Based Pain Management Case Study

Introduction The practice of evidence-based medicine entails treatments and assessment that have been verified to be in effect through research. Research on pain management has revealed that a combination of diverse types of treatments cab be incorporated for optimal effectiveness. The level of pain that a patient is undergoing is determined by evaluating the patient using a number of methods including Revised Faces Pain Scale, the Numerical Ratings Scale and others. It is also important that patient play an active role in pain management. With various options available in successfully treating pain, combining different modalities from alternative and conventional medicine have also been proven to be effective in pain management. Subsequently, evidence-based pain management …show more content…
Over one-third of the patients under various forms of cancer treatment report varying levels of pain(Eaton et al. 2015). Patients diagnosed of cancer and specifically metastatic cancer have reported moderate to severe pain. Cancer patients have experienced an impairment in their daily functioning due to the pain. Impaired daily functioning has resulted into poor quality of life and loss of productivity among the cancer patients(Sheung-Tak et al. 2017). Embracing evidence-based pain management strategies will ultimately improve pain management results, reduce resource utilization, decrease interval of stay by the patient, and advance satisfaction among the patients. There guidelines that are evidence based on pain management specifically for cancer patients and they are available in in various databases including that of the American Pain Society and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)(Eaton et al. 2015). While the evidence-based pain management guidelines are readily available, implementation of the guidelines has been a major challenge due to