Lajšanje bolečine pri bolniku v enoti intenzivne terapije Klinike za infekcijske bolezni in vročinska stanja v Ljubljani
Pain relief in patients in the intensive care unit of the Hospital for infectious diseases

slovenian

2005

volume 39, issue 3

Communicable Diseases   Drug Therapy   Intensive Care Units   Nursing   Nursing Diagnosis   Pain   therapy

Zbornica zdravstvene in babiške nege Slovenije - Zveza strokovnih društev medicinskih sester, babic in zdravstvenih tehnikov Slovenije
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Pain is an individual experience with physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual aspect. In spite of mounting evidence that pain is a health hazard, many patients still do not have access to proper pain relief therapy. The reasons for this are poor knowledge and ignorance of pain, fear from analgetics dependence or the inability to assess pain due to the patient's state. The authors present recognition and assessment of pain in theIntensive Care Unit, as well as subjective and objective indices of pain. The importance of familiarity with physiological and behavioral response to pain in patients who can not communicate neither verbally nor non-verbally is stressed. Interventions of nursing care for pain relief in the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital for lnfectious Diseases of the Hospital Center in Ljubljana and the importance of attention to the effciency of pain relief are described.

06.04.2010