Exploring Effective Pain Management

Megan Jones, Kelsey Rising, Cheyanne Singleton, Lauren Syersak

Introduction
Research Question
Conclusion
Pain is a phenomenon that affects many people daily
and chronically across America. This poster will In the adult population, how
explore ideas surrounding pain and how the healthcare effective are opioids compared to Pain management is an ever
system approaches pain management. Discussion on non-opioids when managing
nursing bias pertaining to pain management, as well . as chronic pain?
changing topic in the healthcare
ethical alternatives to opioids such as setting. With new information
nonpharmacological methods will be included to offer continuing to develop regarding
a more well-rounded idea of pain in the healthcare
community. On average, it is found that roughly 1 in 5
pain, health care providers are
people suffer from chronic pain. Thus, it is important continuously adjusting to find
that we learn to properly manage pain safely and effective ways to manage it.
effectively.
While opiods appeared effective
Pain in treating chronic pain, their
highly addictive compounds
Pain required providers to develop
safer methods to manage pain,
also known as non-
pharmacologic methods.
Summary of Research Findings
Nurses should continue their
o To get past the heavy reliance on opioid education when it comes to
medications, addiction and pain research
communities need to focus on close collaboration pain management, and increase
with chronic pain patients to supplement strategies
that utilize non-opioid analgesics and alternative
their understanding of the
therapies
o Implicit bias, which is unintentional but learned and
different methods of pain relief.
automatic, may affect patients based off their race
o Nurses should continue their educations on pain
management to stay up to date on new practices
o While opioids are effective in pain relief, nurses
References
should aim to prevent misuse of opioids for better
patient outcomes

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o Non-pharmacological pain relief measures such as
acupuncture and massage therapy can be used as a References available
upon request.
substitute towards pharmacological therapy, or as
complementary therapy. Non-pharmacological pain
relief methods have been found to improve
functional capacity levels, reduce pain, and improve
anxiety.

Bitonte College of Health and Human Services Centofanti School of Nursing