Children in pain

V diplomskem delu smo predstavili bolečino pri otrocih in kot pomemben element zagotavljanja kakovostne zdravstvene nege tudi lestvice za merjenje bolečine pri otrocih. Od pravočasnega prepoznavanja in merjenja bolečine pri otrocih je odvisen rezultat zdravljenja in zadovoljstvo otrok. V diplomskem delu smo opisali fiziologijo bolečine ter predstavili farmakološke in nefarmakološke metode lajšanja bolečine pri otrocih. Predstavili smo zdravstveno nego otroka z bolečino v vseh štirih faza procesa zdravstvene nege. Predstavili smo možne negovalne diagnoze pri otroku z bolečino in načrt zdravstvene nege. Metodologija raziskovanja. Raziskava je temeljila na kvantitativni metodologiji. Podatke smo pridobili s pomočjo delno strukturiranega anketnega vprašalnika. Z raziskavo smo želeli ugotoviti, ali imajo člani negovalnega tima znanje in izkušnje za prepoznavanje in ocenjevanje jakosti bolečine pri otrocih, ter katero lestvico člani negovalnega tima za oceno jakosti bolečine pri otrocih najpogosteje uporabljajo. Anketo smo izvedli med člani negovalnega tima, ki so zaposlenih na otroškem oddelku. Rezultati. Ugotovili smo, da imajo člani negovalnega tima zadovoljivo znanje in izkušnje za prepoznavanje in ocenjevanje bolečine pri otrocih in da za ocenjevanje jakosti bolečine najpogosteje uporabljajo enodimenzionalno lestvico VAS. Sklep. Otroci zelo pogosto trpijo za akutno ali kronično bolečino ter bolečino med samim izvajanjem diagnostično terapevtskega programa. Dobro sodelovanje med zdravstvenimi delavci, otroki in starši je ključnega pomena za čim boljše obvladovanje bolečine pri otrocih. Člani negovalnega tima morajo imeti za obravnavanje bolečine pri otrocih znanje in izkušnje. To znanje in izkušnje pa bi morali le ti kontinuirano nadgrajevati s strokovnimi izobraževanji.The thesis presents pain with children and the scales for measuring pain with children as an important element in ensuring the quality of nursing care. Treatment effects and satisfaction of children, being health care quality indicators, depend upon timely identification and measurement of pain with children. In the thesis we also describe the physiology of pain, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods of pain relief with children in pain are presented. Further more all four phases of nursing care process as well as possible nursing diagnosis with child in pain are included. We present a potential nursing diagnoses in a child with pain and health care plan. The methodology of the survey. The survey was based on a quantitative methodology. The data were obtained using partially structured questionnaire. The survey was to determine whether the nursing team members have knowledge and experience to identify and assess the severity of pain in children, and what scale of the nursing team members to assess the severity of pain in children most commonly used. The survey was conducted among nursing team members who are employed at the children\u27s section. The results. We found that the nursing team members have sufficient knowledge and experience to identify and assess pain in children and for assessing the severity of pain most commonly used one-dimensional scale VAS. Conclusion. Children often suffer from acute or chronic pain and pain during diagnostic therapeutic exercise program. Good cooperation between health professionals, children and parents is essential to optimize the management of pain in children. Members of the nursing team should have to deal with pain in children the knowledge and experience. This knowledge and experience you should only upgrade to continuous professional education