WHERE DOES IT HURT - AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PAIN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE-CARE UNIT

Authors
FRIEDRICHS JB YOUNG S GALLAGHER D KELLER C KIMURA RE
Citation
Jb. Friedrichs et al., WHERE DOES IT HURT - AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PAIN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE-CARE UNIT, The Nursing clinics of North America, 30(1), 1995, pp. 143-159
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
The Nursing clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296465
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
143 - 159
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6465(1995)30:1<143:WDIH-A>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Identifying a premature infant's response to noxious stimuli and knowi ng when it is appropriate to intervene are major issues for the caregi ver. After completing a pilot study, the staff of a 42-bed neonatal in tensive care unit targeted improved pain assessment and management for further analysis. Using a series of Plan, Do, Check, and Act cycles t hey designed a stepwise set of interventions that resulted in the impr oved assessment and management of the neonate in pain.