title: Information giving can be painless.
abstract: Pain is an inevitable consequence following day surgery, but with effective regular pain relief minimal discomfort can be achieved. An information leaflet produced by a pain nurse specialist in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team ensures that comprehensible and non-contradictory information is given to parents. With the increased trend towards paediatric day surgery parents are significant contributors to their child's care in the postoperative period. Written information on pain relief after discharge can help parents make decisions about their child's pain management.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Children's Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jonas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Worsley-Cox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010174:Pamphlets; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing