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Perioperative Pain Control: Evaluating Best Practices In Perioperative Pain Measures, Lisa M. Malakowsky

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background

Postoperative pain is contributing to the nation's opioid epidemic. Pain is an unpleasant sensation felt by the patient. When it is experienced postoperatively, it is a result of the surgical process. Patients up to 80% worldwide state that their pain is not controlled to their satisfaction. When postoperative pain is not treated adequately, it can contribute to chronic pain.

Purpose

Perioperative pain assessment and treatment policy at a rural critical access hospital and compare it to evidence-based guidelines for best practice. The project assessed the patient's pain treatment effectiveness compared to the pain management policy by using the CDC …