Improving Patient Satisfaction With Better Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients

A Scoping Review of Pain Management Education Programs (PMEPs): Do They Prepare Nurses to Deal with Patients’ Postoperative Pain?

“…One publication presented the results of a pilot study and included 30 nursing students attending a large metropolitan university [ 14 ]. Four of the articles were designed to evaluate and assess healthcare professionals' knowledge of pain management and included the following: 37 registered nurses working in the postanesthesia care unit at a department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine in a university hospital in Baltimore [ 15 ]; 40 registered nurses (22 nurses from an academic medical center and 18 nurses from a community-based regional medical center) and the electronic health records of 58 patients from an academic medical center [ 16 ]; 23 nurses employed in a trauma unit in an urban academic hospital in Western Pennsylvania [ 17 ]; and 51 nurses working at three medical and surgical units at a university hospital in Indiana [ 1 ]. The results are presented in relation to the two research questions.…”

“…In an evaluation of an evidence-based PMEP [ 15 ], the intervention included the introduction of an evidence-based pain management algorithm for nurses to use in pain assessment, based on enhancing patients' satisfaction with their pain management. The value of the intervention was reflected in improved hospital outcomes, such as a decrease in length of stay, an increase in patients' satisfaction, and a decrease in the cost of treatment [ 17 ]. In the study performed by Naqib and colleagues [ 15 ], the effectiveness of the PMEP intervention was evaluated by comparing self-reported patient postanesthesia care unit (PACU) surveys gathered pre- and postintervention, which included such variables as time to pain relief, PACU length of stay, and patient satisfaction with pain management.…”

“…These methods were clearly described and were appropriately matched to each study's research aim, adding to the credibility and reliability of the results. A variety of methods were used for collecting and analyzing the data, such as using both quantitative and qualitative analysis of survey results [ 14 ], using a cross-sectional design to analyze questionnaire, medical records, and interview data [ 16 ], as well as quantitative measuring of the effectiveness of the intervention by using a pre- and posttest design, using a survey before and after implementation [ 1 , 6 , 17 ].…”

“…The PMEPs included in the review presented a variety of teaching strategies for pain management practice, and these included the use of computer-based simulation, web-based facilitation, and video scenarios based on using an evidence-based algorithm in practice, with the aim of implementing nursing strategies to improve the quality of care and pain management outcomes in the surgical field [ 1 , 14 – 17 ]. This is a fundamental element of nursing knowledge that is vital in preparing nurses' decision-making skills to allow them to provide adequate treatment in a surgical patient context.…”

“I Made Peace with My Disease, I Live with My Disease:” An Algorithm Educational Booklet Based on the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory in Peripheral Artery Disease

“…[15,16] Algoritmalar, öğrenmenin kolaylaşması ve pekiştirilmesi için sözel anlatımın yanında görsel öğelerle eğitim materyalini desteklemektedir. [17,18] Literatürde algoritmaların eğitim materyali olarak kullanılmasıyla hasta ve hemşire memnuniyetinin artacağı [19] , hastanın durumundaki değişikliklerin erken tespit edilebileceği ve önleneceği [20] ve hemşirelik bakımının gözle görülmesini ve bakımın devamlılığını sağlayacağı belirtilmektedir. [16] Algoritmalar hemşirelik bakımının standartlaştırılması amacıyla ağrı yönetimi, kanser semptomları, gebelik, doğum ve doğum sonu dönem bakımı, basınç yaralarının önlenmesi vb.…”