Improving Nurses’ Pain Management in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Madenski, Amelia D.

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Improving Nurses’ Pain Management in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

dc.contributor.advisor	Genevieve E Chandler
dc.contributor.advisor	Genevieve E Chandler
dc.contributor.advisor	Edith Dundon
dc.contributor.advisor	Cidalia Vital
dc.contributor.advisor	Chandler, E, Genevieve
dc.contributor.advisor	Dundon, Edith
dc.contributor.author	Madenski, Amelia D.
dc.contributor.department	University of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.department	Doctor of Nursing Practice
dc.contributor.department	Family Nurse Practioner
dc.date	2024-01-22T14:19:55.000
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-26T19:36:40Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-26T19:36:40Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01
dc.date.submitted	May
dc.description.abstract	Pain after surgery is distressing to patients and is a significant problem in post anesthesia care unit (PACU). Ineffective pain management in the immediate postoperative period can prolong the patient’s length of stay in the PACU which may lead to increased cost of care. The nurses’ lack of knowledge regarding pain management and ineffective team communication are barriers to effective pain management. An educational intervention based on the Knowledge- to-Action Model was implemented to 22 nurses in the recovery room at an urban hospital. A one group pre-test and post-test measure design was used to evaluate educational program. The data was examined in each participant using a paired sample t-test. Educational interventions that target nurses’ knowledge on pain and standardized communication techniques had proven to be effective as management in the PACU (as evidenced by post-test score improvement).
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.7275/5553272
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/38075
dc.relation.url	https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1034&context=nursing_dnp_capstone&unstamped=1
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.source.status	published
dc.subject	pain management
dc.subject	nurses
dc.subject	post anesthesia care unit
dc.subject	Nursing
dc.title	Improving Nurses’ Pain Management in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
dc.type	open
dc.type	article
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