[Factors influencing nurses' pain assessment in children and the choice of pain-relieving interventions].
This article reports on a qualitative study, that explored factors influencing nurses' pain assessment and interventions with children. Although many factors appear to influence decision-making processes, nurses seem to attach more weight to some factors than to others. For example, medical diagnosis and the intensity with which the child expresses its pain are used as determining factors for the decision to administer analgesics. In this article the results of the study, their relationship to information reported in the literature as well as their implications for practice and research are further elaborated and discussed.
Hamers
J P
JP
Huijer-Abu Saad
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H
Halfens
R J
RJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003933:Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010290:Parents; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
Factoren die verpleegkundigen beïnvloeden bij het inschatten van pijn bij kinderen en bij het kiezen van pijnverlichtende interventies.