Search for dissertations about: "Pain management in emergency department"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Pain management in emergency department.

2. 1. Pain and pain management with femoral nerve block following hip fracture : effects and experiences: the perspective of older patients and staff

   Author : Anna Unneby; Birgitta Olofsson; Britt-Marie Lindgren; Ulrica Bergström; Bengt Nellgård; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; femoral nerve block; hip fracture; individualized pain management; nursing care; older; pain; pain management; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences; Orthopaedics; ortopedi;

   Abstract : Background: Older people with hip fractures are often frail with several comorbidities and roughly half of them have dementia disorders. Pain is common among patients with hip fracture and pain management in these patients is a challenge. Opioids are known to relieve pain while at rest but are not as effective in movement. READ MORE

4. 2. Identifying and Improving Quality of Care at an Emergency Department : Patient and healthcare professional perspectives

   Author : Åsa Muntlin; Lena Gunningberg; Marianne Carlsson; Ulrica Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; nursing; emergency department; quality improvement; evidence-based care; patient perspectives; healthcare professional perspectives; pain management; intervention; implementation; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences in Medical Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: Patients in the emergency department are not always satisfied with the care received and the nursing care in the emergency department is sometimes described as instrumental and non-holistic. Structured quality improvement work and evidence-based practice are needed. READ MORE

5. 3. Achieving person-centred pain management for the patient with acute abdominal pain : Guided by the Fundamentals of Care framework

   Author : Therese Avallin; Eva Jangland; Åsa Muntlin; Martin Björck; Alison Kitson; Helle Wijk; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Acute abdominal pain; Case study; Communication; Culture; Ethnography; Fundamentals of Care framework; Nursing; Pain management; Person-centred care; Person-centred fundamental care; Surgical care; Systematic review; Pain Questionnaire; Qualitative synthesis; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to explore how to achieve and measure person-centred pain management (PCPM) for the patient with acute abdominal pain (AAP) in acute surgical care. The Fundamentals of Care (FoC) framework guides all studies. READ MORE

6. 4. Acute pain in pedatric patients : aspects of pain management and pain assessment

   Author : Leena Jylli; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Children; acute pain; pain assessment; pain management;

   Abstract : Despite advances in pain management, children's pain continue to be frequently unrecognized, dismissed and ineffectively managed while children are hospitalized. The overall purpose of this thesis was to evaluate and improve pain management and pain assessment among pediatric patients with acute pain. READ MORE

7. 5. Patients' and nurses' perception of pain management in the emergency department

   Author : Lars Sturesson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek care in the Emergency Department (ED) and pain management should have a primary focus since effective pain management is associated with patient satisfaction, earlier mobilization and shortened hospital stays. Despite earlier knowledge, there are still barriers to pain management at the ED which increase the risk of oligoanalgesia for the patients seeking care. READ MORE