Authors
Dihle,A.,Bjolseth,G.,Hels eth,S. WattWatson,
J.,Stevens,B., Garfinkel
,P.,Streiner,D., Gallop, R.
Bostrom,B., Sandh,M.,
Lundberg,D., Fridlund, B.
Chung,J., Lui,J.
Resource/Database
Journal of Clinical Nursing
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Journal of Advanced Nursing
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Journal of Advanced Nursing
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Nursing and Health Sciences
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Year of Public ation 2006
2009
2007
2013
Research Type
Qualitative
Descriptive
Quantitative
Correlational
Qualitative
Descriptive
Qualitative
Descriptive
Population/
Sample Size
Outcome
Variables
Measured
Pertinent Data from Results
Author’s Suggested
Conclusions
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39 nurses from 2 different hospitals
Nurses perception on how they performed postoperative pain management vs. what was actually being done Significant discrepancies occurred between what nurses said they did for pain management and what was actually done
Better education for nurses in knowledge of pain and how to manage pain is needed. As well as empathetic communication related to pain.
Use for Secti
80 Nurses and 203 of their assign patients over a 5 month period
Relationship between nurses pain knowledge and pain management outcomes
Nurses pain knowledge was not associated with less pain or adequate analgesia. Both nurses and patients need clarification of the patient role in pain management. Patients are still concerned with becoming addicted to analgesics
Patients perc nurses as res management positive
A trusting relationship between the patient and nurse ability to discuss thoughts concerning their pain and treatment was considered crucial for optimum pain control. Phenomenog
Approach, us ended questio
Empowerment of both health professionals and
patients