Pediatric Pain Management

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This paper discusses what nursing related factors contribute to and impact on or affect pain management in the pediatric population. It discusses the nature of pain in this population group and the difficulty in treating it due to the fact that the child cannot communicate his/her pain to either parents or nurses. The paper suggests that a high level of competence is needed by nurses in this field.

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"Literature Review Introduction Achievement of effective pain management among the pediatric population can be virtually impossible because the child cannot communicate his/her pain to either parents or nurses (Polkki, 2003). A high level of competence will be required by nurses in this setting. The research question for this literature review is: what nursing related factors contribute to and impact on or affect pain management in the pediatric population? Polkki et al.'s (2003) research was directly concerning with factors that both promote and interfere with nurses using nonpharmacological methods of pain alleviation."

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