Can we get it right? Barriers to effective acute pain management with opioid analgesics
Elizabeth Manias
Lecture, RMIT University, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences and Nursing, Bundoora West Campus VIC
Tony Bush
Faculty of Nursing, RMIT School of Nursing, Edith Cowan University, WA
PP: 83
Abstract
Acute pain management is a complex process that requires nurses to rethink current practices. This paper details barriers confronting nurses as they attempt to provide effective, acute pain management. An exploration of these barriers reveals the misconceptions commonly associated with opioid analgesic use and factors effecting pain assessment.
Keywords
nursing role, pain management, pain assessment, analgesic use
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