Experienced nurses' use of non-pharmacological approaches comprise more than relief from pain

Edel Jannecke Svendsen; Ida Torunn Bjørk

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2014.01.015

Experienced nurses' use of non-pharmacological approaches comprise more than relief from pain

J Pediatr Nurs. 2014 Jul-Aug;29(4):e19-28. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.01.015. Epub 2014 Feb 7.

Authors

Edel Jannecke Svendsen¹, Ida Torunn Bjørk²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Women and Children, Oslo University Hospital, Norway. Electronic address: e.j.svendsen@medisin.uio.no.
² Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 24582645
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.01.015

Abstract

This study investigated the use of, and reasoning by, experienced nurses regarding non-pharmacological pain approaches to care for children in hospitals, with the aim of increasing our understanding, and hence optimizing, these approaches. Three focus-group interviews with 14 experienced nurses, were conducted in 2009. Our findings emphasized the role of non-pharmacological methods in building and maintaining cooperation with the child and in caring for the child by individualizing the use of non-pharmacological methods.

Keywords: Children; Non-pharmacological approaches; Nurses; Pain.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Competence*
Cohort Studies
Female
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Middle Aged
Norway
Nurse-Patient Relations
Pain / diagnosis
Pain / nursing*
Pain Management / methods*
Pain Measurement
Pediatric Nursing / methods*
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome