Scale of pain evaluation: perception of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit

Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Xênia Martins Monfrim¹  Larissa de Aguiar Saraiva²  Cristiane Lima de Moraes³  Aline da Costa Viegas⁴ 

[1] Hospital Universitário São Francisco de Paula, Pelotas, RS e Prefeitura Municipal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul;Núcleo de Desenvolvimento Humano da Unimed Pelotas. Pelotas, RS;Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS;Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS;

关键词: dor;    prematuro;    unidades de terapia intensiva neonatal;    escalas;    enfermagem;   

DOI  :  10.5902/2179769215049

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Aim: to identify the perceptions of nurses in relation to the use of an instrument to assess pain in preterm infants. Method: qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in a University Hospital in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The study included four nurses, in the period of October to November 2010. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to thematic analysis. Results: the following categories were addressed: Scale to assess pain in premature newborns: perception of nurses, and Pain Scale and premature newborns: implementation. Conclusion: nurses do not know the new technologies used to measure pain; however, all nurses demonstrated committment to a humanized assistance, as they reported being interested in the inclusion of this instrument of assessment

【 授权许可】

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