Chengxiang Liu, Sainan Li, Juan Zhou, Huihui Zhao, Ruhuan Zhou, Chen Zhu, Shan Chen, Hong Chen, Miao Zhang
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Abstract
Background: Postoperative pain is a common complication that can delay recovery and increase hospital stays and costs. Accurate pain assessments are essential for effective management.
Local problem: Compliance with evidence-based pain assessment protocols in the Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit (AICU) at a teaching hospital in Hefei, China, was suboptimal.
Methods: This evidence-based implementation project, conducted from December 2023 to August 2024, utilized the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Implementation Framework and Model of Evidence-Based Health Care. A baseline audit of 23 nurses and 50 patients was followed by a post-implementation audit. Data were analyzed using JBI's PACES software.
Interventions: Educational programs and stakeholder focus groups were introduced to enhance compliance with pain assessment protocols.
Results: Compliance with 3 audit criteria increased by 66% to 92% following the intervention.
Conclusions: The project successfully enhanced compliance with evidence-based pain assessment, improving postoperative pain management in the AICU.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Nursing Care Quality (JNCQ) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides practicing nurses as well as nurses who have leadership roles in nursing care quality programs with useful information regarding the application of quality principles and concepts in the practice setting. The journal offers a forum for the scholarly discussion of “real world” implementation of quality activities.