Pediatric Pain Topic Brief-Pediatric Pain Topic Brief

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This document is a topic brief on pediatric pain management in the emergency department. Nurses have a responsibility to assess and manage pain in pediatric patients, taking into account factors such as age, cognitive and developmental level, communication ability, previous pain experiences, and fear. Challenges in pediatric pain assessment and management include these factors and the unfamiliar and potentially painful therapeutic interventions that may be necessary. Pain assessment is an important part of the overall assessment of a pediatric patient, and there are various validated pain assessment tools available for different age groups. Undertreatment of pediatric pain is often due to inappropriate pain assessment or failure to implement effective pain relief strategies. Nurses can expand their knowledge of pediatric pain physiology, use appropriate assessment tools, anticipate painful experiences, and initiate age- and developmentally appropriate pain relief measures to provide optimal pain management. Non-pharmacological and pharmacological pain relief measures can be used in combination, and ongoing assessment and communication are necessary to monitor the effectiveness of pain management. The document also includes examples of non-pharmacological and pharmacological pain relief strategies for different age groups and routes of administration. The brief concludes by emphasizing the importance of nursing education and rapport-building with pediatric patients and caregivers in order to provide effective pain management.

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pediatric pain management

emergency department

pain assessment

pediatric patients

therapeutic interventions

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non-pharmacological measures

pharmacological measures

nursing education