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Barriers To Effective Pain Management In Preterm And Critically Ill Neonates, Sharon W. Lake
Barriers To Effective Pain Management In Preterm And Critically Ill Neonates, Sharon W. Lake
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore potential barriers nurses experience in providing effective pain management for preterm and critically ill infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The specific aims of the study conducted are to examine (a) NICU caregivers’ knowledge about pain, (b) scales used to evaluate pain in infants, (c) NICU nurses’ documented pain practices, and (d) bias in treating pain of certain types of infants.
This dissertation is comprised of three manuscripts. The first manuscript is an integrated review of the literature describing caregiver knowledge, barriers, and bias in the management of pain in neonates. …