Abstract

Patients experience physical pain for a myriad of reasons. The patients' expression of pain is often difficult to quantify and treat based on individuality of the patients and the viewpoint of the nurses. Therefore, the treatment of pain can become discounted or marginalized, especially in patients who use alcohol or drugs. The use of opioids is the gold standard for pain management, but current administering trends are to use less, or to use non-opioid treatments for fear of patient dependency. There is also an opioid epidemic and patients are sometimes categorized into this unfortunate situation as a precaution. Nevertheless, pain is real, it cannot be overlooked, and nurses need to assess and treat patient pain for maximum patient outcome.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 30529575; ProQuest document ID: 2833337221. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Valerie A. Esposito Kubanick, PhD, RN, PMH-BC

Sigma Membership

Alpha Omega

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Patient Care, Pain Management, Addiction

Advisor

William Jacobwitz

Second Advisor

Edwin Kabingting

Third Advisor

Shan Liu

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Adelphi University

Degree Year

2023

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-05-10

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