Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Managing the Chronic Pain Patient in the Ambulatory Setting

TREATING A PATIENT with chronic pain in the ambulatory care setting can pose quite a challenge. Oftentimes, both the nurse and patient can leave the postanesthesia care unit with feelings of dissatisfaction. The patient may report that pain was not effectively addressed, or the patient may express concern regarding future pain management plans of care. Patients can experience anxiety around the actions of the health care providers throughout the perioperative process. The nurse may question why the patient's reported pain was not successfully treated or managed.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - January 22, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Kate E. Dubos Tags: Ambulatory Surgery Source Type: research