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Vibration And Audio-Visual Stimulation: How Effective In Reducing Invasive Nursing Procedural Pain?, Saju Thotta Parambil Ms, Ratna Prakash, Christopher Sudhaker Dr

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Introduction: The pain related to high-volume minor invasive nursing procedures usually dealt with non-pharmacological measures because they are safe, inexpensive and can be performed independently by a nurse. Mechanizing these measures may reduce the complexity and help to deliver consistent and standardized therapy most of the time. Objectives: This research inquires the analgesic use of machine delivered vibration and audio-visual stimulation, to reduce pain sensation during minor invasive nursing procedures. The study also tries to find out the association between the study subject’s selected personal variables and the degree of effectiveness of these stimulations. Methods: Researcher developed and validated a …