Effects of PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesics) Education Program including Practicum on Post-op Pain of Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery Patients.
10.7586/jkbns.2015.17.3.253
- Author:
Mi Sook HWANG
1
;
Joo Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Patient controlled analgesia;
Education;
Post operative pain
- MeSH:
Analgesia, Patient-Controlled;
Analgesics;
Education*;
Humans;
Laparoscopy*;
Nursing;
Pamphlets;
Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis*
- From:Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
2015;17(3):253-261
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of the patient controlled analgesics (PCA) education program (including practicum) on post-op pain suffered by patients who have undergone gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: The research was designed for a nonequivalent control group before and after the test design. The subjects of this study were 54 in all and were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The program consisted of a brochure for PCA use and a practicum with an actual PCA instrument. Data were collected with questionnaires and observations and were analyzed on the basis of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi2 and t-test. RESULTS: Complaints regarding pain by the experimental group were significantly less than those of the control group in both post-op 24-hour and post-op 48-hour reporting. The experimental group pressed the PCA button much less frequently than the control group in post-op 24 hours. However, there were no significant differences in side effects between the two groups. CONCLUSION: Based on the results of this study, this PCA education program can be useful in the clinical nursing field and helpful for patients who use PCA.
