The Impact of Nurse-Led Pain Management Interventions on Postoperative Recovery Outcomes
Posted: Feb 07, 2019
Abstract
Postoperative pain management represents a critical component of surgical care, with profound implications for patient recovery, satisfaction, and healthcare resource utilization. Traditional approaches to postoperative pain control have predominantly followed physician-directed protocols, often relegating nurses to passive roles in medication administration rather than active participants in pain assessment and management decision-making. This hierarchical model may result in delayed pain intervention, inadequate pain assessment, and suboptimal utilization of nursing expertise. The current study addresses this gap by investigating a structured nurse-led pain management intervention that empowers specially trained nurses with enhanced assessment capabilities, decision-making authority, and implementation responsibilities. This research emerges from the recognition that nurses, as the healthcare professionals with the most continuous patient contact, possess unique positioning to identify subtle changes in pain patterns, respond promptly to discomfort, and implement comprehensive pain management strategies.
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