Reducing the pain of venipuncture.
Patient satisfaction with nursing care is the strongest predictor of overall satisfaction. Reducing discomfort of routine procedures, such as venipuncture for an intravenous insertion, can contribute to perceived satisfaction. This article reviews three common pharmacological interventions that can be used by perianesthesia nurses to reduce the pain of venipuncture.
University of New Hampshire, Keene, USA.
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D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005018:Ethyl Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D011318:Prilocaine; D005018:Ethyl Chloride; D008012:Lidocaine