Cerrahi Kliniklerinde Çalışan Hemşirelerin Ağrı Yönetiminde Nonfarmakolojik Yöntemleri Kullanma Durumları ve Etkileyen Faktörler

Authors : Tülay Sağkal Midilli, Ismet Eşer, Şebnem Yücel

Pages : 60-66

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Publication Date : 2019-03-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Objectives: The study was carried out to investigate the use of nonpharmacological methods in pain management of nurses working in surgical units and the factors affecting their use. Material and methods: The study was a descriptive research and performed in the surgical units of a university hospital. Methods: The population number of study consisted of 210 nurses working in the surgical units. Forty-two nurses from the population numbers were excluded for lack of interest in participation and for differences in shift hours. The sample number of the study was 168 nurses consisting 80% of the population number . Results: When the nurses experienced pain, they reported that 75% took analgesics, 66.7% rested and 46.4% slept. It was reported that 53% of the nurses preferred priority Nonpharmacological Pain Methods NPM when they experienced pain, but 92.9% of them preferred priority NPM when their patients experienced pain. Of this same group, 47% stated to use NPM before the analgesics were given to the patients. 97.6% stated they had received no post-graduate training in the use of NPM, and 69.6% claimed only a moderate level of knowledge concerning the use of NPM. NPM that the nurses often did not use to relieve their patients’ pain were acupressure 95.8% , TENS 92.3% , meditation 91.1% , or aromatherapy 89.9% . NPM that the nurses always used to relieve their patients’ pain were cold application 21.4% , consultancy 59.5% , and relaxation exercises 9.5% . The factors preventing and challenging the nurses to use non-pharmacological methods were excessive work load 86.3% , desire to control pain quickly 78% , and lack patient confidence in NPM effects 58.9% . As the education level of the nurses increased, the level of knowledge about NPM was found to increase p
Keywords : Pain, nonpharmacological methods, nurse