Burns pain management: The role of nurse-patient communication
| Autor: | Linda Tetteh, Gwendolyn Patience Mensah, Emma Kwegyir-Afful, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Lydia Aziato |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pain Interpersonal communication Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Ghana Nonprobability sampling 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Face-to-face Nursing care 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Perception Medicine Humans Pain Management Patient participation Qualitative Research media_common business.industry Communication 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Distress Emergency Medicine Surgery Thematic analysis business Burns Nurse-Patient Relations |
| Zdroj: | Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. 47(6) |
| ISSN: | 1879-1409 |
| Popis: | Background: Nursing is an embodiment of knowledge, clinical work, and interpersonal communication. Effective nursing care has a distinct influence on the overall satisfaction and experience of the patient. Communication is said to be indispensable in the delivery of quality healthcare. Effective communication between nurses and patients has proven to yield better results with pain control and improved psychological status of patients. Objectives: The aim of the study is to explore nurses’ perceptions on the role of communication in the management of burns pain. Methods: A qualitative design with purposive sampling was carried out to recruit 11 registered nurses from a Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Center in Ghana. To identify the participants’ perception on the role of nurse–patient communication in the management of burns pain, a face to face semi-structured interviews were conducted using an interview guide to collect data. Results: Thematic analysis was done with various themes emerging. Helping patients manage pain, early detection of patient’s distress, improved patient participation in their care were some of the positive effects of nurse–patient communication whiles reduced level of cooperation during caregiving, and endurance of pain by the patient were the results of poor nurse–patient communication. Language and time facto were the barriers that were identified to hinder effective communication between nurses and patients. Conclusions: Due to the subjective nature of pain, the current study highlights the need for increased communication for an effective assessment and management of pain among patients with burns. It is, therefore, imperative that nurses be well trained in communication with an emphasis on patient-centered communication. |
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