Pain Management in Paediatric Critical Care: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to 24% of children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) experience moderate to severe pain. Nurses have the ethical responsibility to manage pain, which is often challenging due to a wide range of age, developmental ability, medical diseases and complex medical equipment. Limited research has been done, specifically in the PICU, related to pain management practices and barriers and facilitators.

Aim

The purpose of this study is to describe PICU nurses' current pain assessment and analgesic premedication practices, in addition to facilitators and barriers to pain management.

Study design

This study is a secondary analysis of a previous cross-sectional study. PICU nurses were asked to complete a survey regarding their pain assessment pract

SUBMITTER: Laures E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12818387 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature