The Similarities and Differences of Nurse-Postoperative Patient Dyads' Attitudes, Social Norms, and Behaviors Regarding Pain and Pain Management

CONCLUSIONS: Nursing education stresses cultural competence, but nurses emphasize "treating all patients the same," which creates a cognitive dissonance, with implications for education. Nurses should conduct a comprehensive pain assessment to inform pain management and nonpharmacologic and complementary therapies should be available on the postoperative unit.PMID:38530678 | DOI:10.1016/j.jopan.2023.12.010
Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research