Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Committee Chair
Sharon Starr
Abstract
Healthcare and the provision of care are ever-changing as governing bodies over-see and regulate the way institutions provide care for patients. Pain assessment, reassessment, and pain management are a focus nationally and healthcare providers are held accountable for how pain is managed for patients. One piece to this broad topic is the use of oral pain medications, more specifically in the ambulatory surgical patient. The purpose of this project was to compare the length of stay, reported pain scores, and total amount of IV medications administered between patients who receive the first dose of oral pain medications in Phase I recovery and those who received the first dose of oral pain medication in Phase II recovery. Effective pain management can have numerous benefits for the patient, decreasing the amount of medications used and their length of stay in the hospital may be of two those benefits.
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Citation Information
Jones, Dana, "The Effects of Oral Pain Medication Being Administered in Phase I as Compared to Oral Pain Medications Administered in Phase II" (2014). Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects. 24.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing_etd/24