title: Partnering With Women for Postpartum Pain Management.
abstract: Our obstetric nursing unit was faced with low patient satisfaction scores in the area of pain management. We wondered if enabling women to control their own over-the-counter medication administration would help with the scores. Working together with interdisciplinary teams, members of this nursing unit implemented practice changes and, in the process, realized improved patient satisfaction scores.
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Espenshade
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hreniuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000187:drug effects / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: pain management; patient satisfaction; patient-controlled analgesia; patient-controlled oral medication; postpartum