Pain’s handling and reported difficulties by nursing team at opioids drugs administration
Journal Title: Revista Eletronica de Enfermagem - Year 2011, Vol 13, Issue 4
Abstract
The study’s objectives were to identify the minimum intensity of self-reported pain that is necessary for nursing technicians and assistants to start pharmacological analgesic therapy, whether these professionals evaluate pain in the post-procedure period and what are the difficulties encountered in administering analgesics. This is a quantitative and exploratory study undertaken at a University Hospital in the North of Paraná. A hundred and eighty-eight nursing technicians and assistants took part in this research. Results showed that 58,4% of the professionals administer analgesics when faced with a mild pain report, 39% in moderate pain and 2,6% in intense pain. 85% of these professionals evaluate pain after administering the analgesic. Difficulties found in analgesic administration refer to lack of prescription of analgesics (65%) and stock shortage in the pharmacy (19%). Fear of opioids addiction was reported by 76% of the participants. Results suggest that it is likely patients have received insufficient analgesics, which increases patient’s suffering with pain.
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Leonel Nascimento, Maikon Santos, Patricia Aroni, Mariana Martins, Maria Kreling
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