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Patient Comfort And Multimodal Analgesia: Effects Of Preoperative Ibuprofen, Rodney Nash
Patient Comfort And Multimodal Analgesia: Effects Of Preoperative Ibuprofen, Rodney Nash
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
Multimodal therapy for surgical patients is explified by use of a combination of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and an opioid to control visceral pain by decreasing both inflammation and pain transmission. Perioperative or postoperative use of multimodal therapy has been shown to provide adequate surgical pain relief while decreasing the total dose of opioids required. This project demonstrated that preoperative use of ibuprofen for women undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy decreased the total dose of opioids consumed in a 24-hour period, and increased the likelihood of the patient reaching her pain goal target at discharge. This finding adds to the literature support …
Compassion Fatigue Among Emergency Department Nurses, Tracy Ann Petleski
Compassion Fatigue Among Emergency Department Nurses, Tracy Ann Petleski
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
Aim: The purpose of this capstone project was to determine the prevalence of compassion fatigue among emergency department nurses. Background: Healthcare workers especially nurses working in high acuity areas are at high risk for developing compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary stress. A concern is nurses working in the emergency department are at risk for developing compassion fatigue and should be aware of the concept, self-care activities, and available resources to improve compassion satisfaction scores and to reduce the effects of compassion fatigue burnout, and secondary stress on nurses' working in stressful environments. Method: The project was carried out at a …