Mothers ’ Experiences of Managing their Child's Pain Before and During Attendance at the Emergency Department

ConclusionsMothers attended the ED when their normal pain‐relieving strategies failed. This suggests there is a need to provide additional resources to support parents in this context. Mothers often brought their child to the ED rather than their GP or other primary health care providers. The reasons for this need exploring further. Relevance to clinical practiceThe results suggest that mothers need additional resources to enable them to manage their child's pain at home following an injury. The reasons mothers attend the ED rather than other health care providers needs exploring in more depth.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research