Journal of Nursing : Pain
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Medication Induced Bradycardia
Gina Noggle RN BSN
In medicine there is never a playbook about how things are going to unfold and this is especially true when it comes to recovering from surgery and anesthesia. For example, sometimes as nurses we give medications to treat one symptom and unintentionally cause another. -
Post-Operative pain management in Total Joint Replacements: Finding a Balance
Michele E. White, RN, BSN
Post-operative pain can place patients at high risk for complications (Finding the balance continues) -
Applying Ethical Standards to the Assessment of Pain
Connie Boehman, BSN RN Indiana Wesleyan University MSN student
A nurse's role and responsibility is to ensure that our patient(s) receive adequate care and our assessments are comprehensive and thorough. One of the methods of assisting with pain assessment is applying ethical standards. -
FNP Student Assessment of Acute Abdominal Pain
Rebecca Linden
This article serves to assist the novice family nurse practitioner student in the examination of abdomen in a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain. -
Maximizing Pain Relief in Pediatric Patients
by Andrea Calvani, BSN, Paula Bylaska-Davies, BSN, MSN
Pain management is a complex issue that has become increasingly significant in the nursing profession; so much so that the assessment of pain has become known as the fifth vital sign. This issue becomes even more crucial when attempting to manage pain in pediatric patients.
