کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2723172 1566784 2011 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evidence-Based Pediatric Pain Management in Emergency Departments of a Rural State
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
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Evidence-Based Pediatric Pain Management in Emergency Departments of a Rural State
چکیده انگلیسی

Evidence-based pediatric pain management (EBPPM) has been identified as a practice too often overlooked in Emergency Departments (EDs). Studies show EBPPM is practiced inconsistently in urban EDs, and even less is known about the practice in rural EDs. The objectives of this study were: A) Determine the frequencies with which specific EBPPM practices are used in EDs of a primarily rural state; and B) Explore the differences in EBPPM practice in Critical Access, rural, and urban hospital EDs. A web-based survey, measuring the use of 14 EBPPM practices, was offered to all licensed independent providers (Medical Doctors, Doctors of Osteopathy, Physicians’ Assistants, and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners) and nurses from the 118 hospital EDs in a rural state. Responses from 259 providers and 1,177 nurses revealed that the majority of respondents infrequently used any type of topical analgesic before venipuncture or IV insertion in children, or oral sucrose for infant procedures. Tests for group differences show that providers from urban EDs more frequently used a topical analgesic for suturing lacerations, provided analgesics for blood draws, and gave pain medication to children with abdominal pain. Nurses from urban hospitals used significantly more EBPPM practices than nurses from Critical Access and rural hospitals (P < .001).PerspectiveIn hospitals of all types, ED providers and nurses fail to take advantage of EBPPM practices. This study reveals that health professionals in rural settings are particularly in need of improving the use of recommended pediatric pain management practices.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Pain - Volume 12, Issue 8, August 2011, Pages 900–910
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