Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları

Fatma Ay; Şule Ecevit Alpar

Fatma Ay^¹, Şule Ecevit Alpar^²

¹Istanbul University, Bakirkoy Health School, Istanbul
²Marmara University, School Of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

Keywords: Pain, management pain; nursing activities

Abstract

Objectives: Surgery is recognized as an important cause of pain. Expression of pain differs according to age, developmental stage, previous pain experiences, and other modifying environmental factors. The degree of postoperative pain should be reduced using different techniques, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological. This study aimed to determine the effects of various actions taken by nurses for the purpose of pain management. Methods: One hundred eighty-nine nurses working in the surgical ward were included in this study. A questionnaire was used to investigate demographic data and the actions taken by the nurses in the study group to alleviate pain. Results: The results showed that 146 of 189 nurses (77.2%) administered analgesic medication more often than employing other techniques for pain management. Conclusion: The other applications in pain management included patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), massage, visual analog scale (VAS), and teaching relaxation techniques, helping with mobilization, and assessing vital signs.

BibTex	`@article{ agri478, author = {Fatma Ay, Şule Ecevit Alpar}, title = {Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları}, journal = {Agri}, year = {2010}, volume = {22}, number = {1}, pages = {21-29}, publisher = {The Turkish Society of Algology} }`
RIS	`TY - JOUR AU - Fatma Ay, Şule Ecevit Alpar PY - 2010 TI - Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları SP - 21 EP - 29 JO - The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology J2 - Agri VL - 22 IS - 1 PB - ER -`
EndNote	`%0 Journal Article %A Fatma Ay, Şule Ecevit Alpar %T Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları %J The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology %D 2010 %V 22 %N 1 %P 21-29`
APA	Fatma Ay, Şule Ecevit Alpar (2010). Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları. The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, 22(1), 21-29.
MLA	Fatma Ay, Şule Ecevit Alpar. "Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, vol. 22, no. 1, 2010, pp. 21-29.
Chicago	Fatma Ay, Şule Ecevit Alpar. "Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology 22, no. 1 (2010): 21-29.
AMA	Fatma Ay, Şule Ecevit Alpar. Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları. Agri. 2010; 22(1): 21-29.
Vancouver	Fatma Ay, Şule Ecevit Alpar. Postoperatif ağrı ve hemşirelik uygulamaları. Agri. 2010; 22(1): 21-29.

Approaches taken by nurses in treating postoperative pain

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