Berman et al. (2012) states that pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that is associated with actual or potential tissue damage. It is a universal experience that is subjective to the individual and can sometimes be indiscernible to others while still consuming all aspects of a person’s life (Berman, et al., 2012). Pain management is an integral component of nursing care, and therefore a patient who is constantly complaining about pain should be seen as a priority for nurses (Shoqirat, 2014).
For example, during my placement on the Perioperative ward I was undertaking a rotation in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU). My buddy nurse and myself were allocated a patient who had just come from theatre for an operation of the …show more content…
cold/heat packs, elevation and padding and expressing compassion and empathy for patients experiencing pain (Pasero, Quinlan-Colwell, Rae, Broglio, & Drew, 2016; Shoqirat, 2014). Nurses should also consider patients who may have a tolerance to certain medications and what medications work best for different types of pain to ensure the pain management is appropriate for each patient and request medical review when applicable (Pasero, Quinlan-Colwell, Rae, Broglio, & Drew, 2016; Strode, Seimane, & Biksane, 2012; Tollefson, …show more content…
Pain management is an integral component of nursing care and it is highly unethical to allow patients to suffer with pain without adequate efforts to provide pain relief (Shoqirat, 2014). Research found that the barriers to effective pain management included a deficit in nursing knowledge, lack of time, non-empathy, nursing staff shortages, fear of addiction and lack of education for patients and the progression of disease (Shoqirat, 2014; Voshall, Dunn, & Shelestak,
For example, during my placement on the Perioperative ward I was undertaking a rotation in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU). My buddy nurse and myself were allocated a patient who had just come from theatre for an operation of the …show more content…
cold/heat packs, elevation and padding and expressing compassion and empathy for patients experiencing pain (Pasero, Quinlan-Colwell, Rae, Broglio, & Drew, 2016; Shoqirat, 2014). Nurses should also consider patients who may have a tolerance to certain medications and what medications work best for different types of pain to ensure the pain management is appropriate for each patient and request medical review when applicable (Pasero, Quinlan-Colwell, Rae, Broglio, & Drew, 2016; Strode, Seimane, & Biksane, 2012; Tollefson, …show more content…
Pain management is an integral component of nursing care and it is highly unethical to allow patients to suffer with pain without adequate efforts to provide pain relief (Shoqirat, 2014). Research found that the barriers to effective pain management included a deficit in nursing knowledge, lack of time, non-empathy, nursing staff shortages, fear of addiction and lack of education for patients and the progression of disease (Shoqirat, 2014; Voshall, Dunn, & Shelestak,