Inadequate Pain Management in Postoperative Patients.

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2 Inadequate Pain Management in Postoperative Patients My chosen nursing issue is inadequate pain management in postoperative patients. Although managing pain following surgery is essential, studies indicate that many individuals continue to have moderate to severe pain. Postoperative pain that is not treated may hinder healing and recovery, develop into chronic pain, and lengthen hospital stays. Nurses play a critical role in controlling pain for postoperative patients through routine evaluation, appropriate medication delivery, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies. P - Postoperative adult patients on a surgical unit I - Implementation of a nurse-driven pain management protocol C - Standard or usual postoperative pain management practices O - Reduced postoperative pain levels and increased patient satisfaction with pain management T - Three months In my PICOT query, I chose postoperative adult patients on a surgical unit as the population (P). Due to the increased likelihood of untreated pain in the essential 24–48-hour postoperative window, this sample was selected. I only included adults in the group since treating pain in children requires distinct considerations. Implementing a nurse-driven pain management regimen on the surgical unit is the intervention (I). The 0–10 numeric rating scale would be consistently used for pain assessments, the analgesic dosage would be scheduled and fixed intervals rather than as-needed, and both pharmaceutical treatments (opioids, NSAIDs, and acetaminophen) and non-pharmacological methods (cold therapy, distraction, etc.) would be used (Conners, 2020). This policy allows nurses to manage patients' postoperative pain on their own initiative.

3 Current or typical postoperative pain management techniques would be employed for the comparison (C). Inconsistent pain evaluation, dependence on PRN dosage, and sparing use of non-drug multimodal pain management techniques may all be involved. With this comparison group, it is possible to assess if the novel pain regimen improves results compared to conventional methods. As indicated by the numeric rating scale, reduced postoperative pain levels and higher patient satisfaction ratings for pain management are the outcomes (O) (Buli et al., 2022). These results enable both quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the intervention's effectiveness. The final timeframe (T) would include putting the procedure into practice and gauging the results after a three-month trial period. This gives nurses ample time to use the new procedure and gather adequate data. The PICOT question is, in short, "Does the implementation of a nurse-driven pain management protocol (I) compared to standard or usual pain management practices (C) reduce postoperative pain levels and increase patient satisfaction with pain management (O) over three months in postoperative adult patients on a surgical unit?" (T)

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4 References Buli, B., Gashaw, A., Gebeyehu, G., Abrar, M., & Gerbessa, B. (2022). Patient satisfaction with postoperative pain management and associated factors among surgical patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital: Cross-sectional study. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 79, 104087. Conners, K. (2020). Postpartum Nurse Education For Pain and Sedation Management.

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