Gujol M C
Mount St Mary's College, Department of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
Am J Crit Care. 1994 Mar;3(2):123-8.
Postoperative pain is one of the major obstacles in the prevention of complications during patient recovery. Pain and its management have gained great interest among researchers, clinicians and policy-makers.
To explore the relationship between two variables in pain assessment (length of time after surgery and ventilator status) and medication decisions made by critical care nurses, and to identify nurses' concerns about opioid use.
A convenience sample of 71 critical care nurses participated in the survey.
Certain patient conditions such as length of time after surgery and ventilator status affected nurses' assessment and management of pain. Nurses' knowledge about pain assessment and management may affect patient care and outcomes.
术后疼痛是患者康复过程中预防并发症的主要障碍之一。疼痛及其管理已引起研究人员、临床医生和政策制定者的极大关注。
探讨疼痛评估中的两个变量（术后时间长度和呼吸机状态）与重症监护护士做出的用药决策之间的关系，并确定护士对阿片类药物使用的担忧。
采用便利抽样法，71名重症监护护士参与了该调查。
某些患者状况，如术后时间长度和呼吸机状态，会影响护士对疼痛的评估和管理。护士对疼痛评估和管理的知识可能会影响患者护理及预后。
