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Clinical management of pain in the newborn: perception of nurses from the neonatal intensive care unit
Manejo clínico da dor no recém-nascido: percepção de enfermeiros da unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal
Gestión clínica del dolor en el recién nacido: percepciones de enfermeras de la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatal
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Abstract Objective: analyzing the perceptions of nurses about the clinical pain in neonates in neonatal intensive care unit. Method: a descriptive, exploratory study, of a qualitative approach conducted with ten nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit of the University Hospital Antônio Pedro applying a se... view more
Objective: analyzing the perceptions of nurses about the clinical pain in neonates in neonatal intensive care unit. Method: a descriptive, exploratory study, of a qualitative approach conducted with ten nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit of the University Hospital Antônio Pedro applying a semi-structured interview for data collection, and analyzed according to thematic content analysis method. Results: understanding the mechanism of neonatal pain, which does not depend upon complete formation of myelination; lack of verbalization of the newborn and this fact complicates the assessment of pain; however we must be sensitive to other physiological and behavioral signs, such as: facial mimicry, heart and respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, oxygen saturation, palmar sweating and vagal tone. Conclusion: it is a practice to be rethought the use of protocols and scales for the evaluation of indicators of neonatal pain.... view less
Keywords
intensive care medicine; baby; perception; nurse; hospital; measurement; pain; baby care; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 3758-3769
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i1.3758-3769
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed