| Use of picture communication AIDS to assess pain location in pediatric postoperative patients. | |
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PMID: 22099132 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Children undergoing surgical procedures may have difficulty communicating. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) picture communication may provide a standard communication strategy for postoperative children and facilitate nurse-patient communication. The study purposes were to (1) determine if inconsistency exists between nurse assessments of pain location versus identification of pain location using AAC picture communication aids and (2) determine parent satisfaction with use of AAC picture communication aids. A convenience sample of patients aged 3 to 9 years were recruited in a Midwestern freestanding pediatric hospital's postanesthesia care unit (PACU). The patient's pain location was assessed using an AAC picture communication aid and compared with the PACU nurses' pain assessment. Nurses did not consistently document location of pain, and, when documented, the surgical site was inaccurately identified as the location of pain. Parent satisfaction was measured through completion of a 10-item satisfaction survey. Respondents were satisfied with the use of AAC picture communication aids. |
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Phyllis J Mesko; Aris Beoglos Eliades; Cheryl Christ-Libertin; Debra Shelestak |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses / American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Volume: 26 ISSN: 1532-8473 ISO Abbreviation: J. Perianesth. Nurs. Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-11-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9610507 Medline TA: J Perianesth Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 395-404 Citation Subset: N |
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Copyright © 2011 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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