Scale of pain evaluation: perception of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit

Aim: to identify the perceptions of nurses in relation to the use of an instrument to assess pain in preterm infants. Method: qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in a University Hospital in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The study included four...

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Main Authors: Xênia Martins Monfrim, Larissa de Aguiar Saraiva, Cristiane Lima de Moraes, Aline da Costa Viegas
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015-04-01
Series:Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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spelling doaj-cbcd40ae6ea94ccfa6a4382a790a2e942020-11-25T03:31:21ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaRevista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria2179-76922179-76922015-04-0151122210.5902/21797692150499290Scale of pain evaluation: perception of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unitXênia Martins Monfrim0Larissa de Aguiar Saraiva1Cristiane Lima de Moraes2Aline da Costa Viegas3Hospital Universitário São Francisco de Paula, Pelotas, RS e Prefeitura Municipal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do SulNúcleo de Desenvolvimento Humano da Unimed Pelotas. Pelotas, RSUniversidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RSUniversidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RSAim: to identify the perceptions of nurses in relation to the use of an instrument to assess pain in preterm infants. Method: qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in a University Hospital in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The study included four nurses, in the period of October to November 2010. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to thematic analysis. Results: the following categories were addressed: Scale to assess pain in premature newborns: perception of nurses, and Pain Scale and premature newborns: implementation. Conclusion: nurses do not know the new technologies used to measure pain; however, all nurses demonstrated committment to a humanized assistance, as they reported being interested in the inclusion of this instrument of assessmenthttps://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/15049dorprematurounidades de terapia intensiva neonatalescalasenfermagem
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author Xênia Martins Monfrim
Larissa de Aguiar Saraiva
Cristiane Lima de Moraes
Aline da Costa Viegas
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Larissa de Aguiar Saraiva
Cristiane Lima de Moraes
Aline da Costa Viegas
Scale of pain evaluation: perception of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit
Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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author_facet Xênia Martins Monfrim
Larissa de Aguiar Saraiva
Cristiane Lima de Moraes
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title Scale of pain evaluation: perception of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit
title_short Scale of pain evaluation: perception of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit
title_full Scale of pain evaluation: perception of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit
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publishDate 2015-04-01
description Aim: to identify the perceptions of nurses in relation to the use of an instrument to assess pain in preterm infants. Method: qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in a University Hospital in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The study included four nurses, in the period of October to November 2010. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to thematic analysis. Results: the following categories were addressed: Scale to assess pain in premature newborns: perception of nurses, and Pain Scale and premature newborns: implementation. Conclusion: nurses do not know the new technologies used to measure pain; however, all nurses demonstrated committment to a humanized assistance, as they reported being interested in the inclusion of this instrument of assessment
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