Experience of nurses in assessing postoperative pain in hip fracture patients suffering from dementia in nursing homes
- Ferid Krupić
(Institute of Clinical Sciences, Gothenburg, Department of Anesthesiology, Sweden)
- Mirza Bišćević (University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Emina Spahić (School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Department of Forensic Medicine, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Amila Jašarević (University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Clinic for internal disease, Department for nephrology and dialysis, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Mahir Jašarević (University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Clinic for Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Kemal Grbić (University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Eric Hamrin-Senorski (Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Sweden)
- Eleonor Svantesson (Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Department of Orthopaedics, Sweden)
- Svemir Čustović (University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Clinic for Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Olof Westin (Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Department of Orthopaedics, Sweden)
Abstract
Aim: To explore the experiences of registered nurses in assessing postoperative pain in hip fracture patients suffering from dementia in nursing homes.
Methods: The study was designed as a qualitative study using data from a self-reported questionnaire form. Data were collected through the self-administered questionnaire with 23 questions, mainly addressing demographic and social data, information about communication and pain assessment.
Results: All nurses reported that large part of verbal communication with dementia patients was lost, and non-verbal communication was very important to optimize the care of these patients in postoperative situations. An assessment of pain in patients with dementia and hip fractures was a complex process because cognitive ability of these patients was reduced.
Conclusion: Registered nurses need to know various and different forms of evaluation and tools to assess the experience of pain in patients with dementia who had undergone surgery for hip fractures. This is a complicated task, which requires a great deal of time, and means that nurses must work together with other medical staff, using a holistic approach.
Keywords: pain management, pain measurement, registered nurses, retirement
How to Cite:
Krupić, F., Bišćević, M., Spahić, E., Jašarević, A., Jašarević, M., Grbić, K., Hamrin-Senorski, E., Svantesson, E., Čustović, S. & Westin, O., (2019) “Experience of nurses in assessing postoperative pain in hip fracture patients suffering from dementia in nursing homes”, Medicinski glasnik 17(1), 216-223. doi: https://doi.org/10.17392/1042-20
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