title: [Pain assessment in the premature newborn in Intensive Care Unit].
abstract: This study aimed to analyze the process of pain identification in premature by the professional staff of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital in the interior of Bahia, Brazil. This is a quantitative descriptive exploratory study that was made through a form applied to twenty-four health professional of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The data were analyzed in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The results showed 100% of professionals believed that newborns feel pain, 83.3% knew the pain as the fifth vital sign to be evaluated; 54,8% did not know the pain assessment scales; 70.8% did not use scales and highlighted behavioral and physiological signs of the newborn as signs suggestive of pain. Thus, it is important that professionals understand the pain as a complex phenomenon that demands early intervention, ensuring the excellence of care.
authors: Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Juazeiro, BA, Brasil. lucmarxenfo@yahoo.com.br
authors: Luciano Marques
authors: LM
authors: Santos
authors: Monick Piton
authors: MP
authors: Pereira
authors: Leandro Feliciano Nery
authors: LF
authors: dos Santos
authors: Rosana Castelo Branco
authors: RC
authors: de Santana
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010147:Pain Measurement