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Virtual Reality Pain Intervention For Pediatric Burn Patients, Tanya Ann Hinrichs
Virtual Reality Pain Intervention For Pediatric Burn Patients, Tanya Ann Hinrichs
Theses and Graduate Projects
Burns can be devasting trauma in the pediatric population, leading to lifelong physical and psychological pain and anxiety. Burn pain management is complicated and undertreated traditionally. The purpose of this scholarly project is to examine the use of virtual reality (VR) for distraction in pediatric patients who have experienced a burn to determine if VR improves pain management during painful procedures. A literature review revealed a gap in pain management in pediatric burn survivors with just traditional pharmacologic analgesia during painful procedures. Leininger’s Culture Care Theory provides a theoretical framework for this project’s purpose to determine if implementing a virtual …