Nurses' experiences of caring for preterm infants in pain: A meta-ethnography.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Preterm infants are subjected to numerous painful procedures during their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization. Despite advancements in pain alleviation, nurses remain challenged to provide timely and effective pain management for preterm infants. Greater understanding of the lived experience of nurses caring for preterm infants in pain could provide novel insights to improve pain management for this vulnerable population. The aim of this meta-ethnography was to synthesize and interpret qualitative findings of nurses' experiences of taking care of preterm infants in pain.

Methods

An extensive literature search in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, BIOSIS and ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Database was conducted, including studies within the past 10

SUBMITTER: Zhao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587390 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature