MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · Nov 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialReducing Discomfort After Cesarean Birth Using Abdominal Binders.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate potential benefits of use of an abdominal binder after cesarean birth. ⋯ Use of an abdominal binder by women after cesarean birth can decrease pain, potentially enhancing speed of postoperative recovery. As a nursing intervention, abdominal binders may offer women a safe nonpharmacologic option to provide postoperative comfort.
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · Sep 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialRelief of pain during blood specimen collection in pediatric patients.
To investigate the effect of external cold and vibration stimulation via Buzzy on pain and anxiety levels of children during blood specimen collection. ⋯ Use of external cold and vibration via Buzzy decreased perceived pain and reduced children's anxiety during blood specimen collection.
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · Nov 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialReducing neonatal pain during routine heel lance procedures.
To measure the difference in pain scores for newborns who were held and swaddled while undergoing routine heel lance procedures compared to newborns who were lying on their backs and not swaddled during heel lance. Additionally, we sought to compare the total amount of time it took to collect the specimens in each group. ⋯ Swaddling combined with positioning neonates upright during routine heel lance procedures offers nurses a nonpharmacologic method of neonatal pain reduction for heel sticks. This technique can be easily implemented on any unit independent of facility protocols. Furthermore, the technique is not associated with any cost or policy development, making it more likely that nurses can use it in practice.
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · Mar 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialDelayed versus immediate pushing in second stage of labor.
Comparison of two different methods for management of second stage of labor: immediate pushing at complete cervical dilation of 10 cm and delayed pushing 90 minutes after complete cervical dilation. ⋯ Delaying pushing for up to 90 minutes after complete cervical dilation resulted in a significant decrease in the time mothers spent pushing without a significant increase in total time in second stage of labor.In clinical practice, healthcare providers sometimes resist delaying the onset of pushing after second stage of labor has begun because of a belief it will increase labor time. This study's finding of a 51% reduction in pushing time when mothers delay pushing for up to 90 minutes, with no significant increase in overall time for second stage of labor, disputes that concern.
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · May 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialThe efficacy of facilitated tucking for relieving procedural pain of endotracheal suctioning in very low birthweight infants.
This study compared the efficacy of a behavioral pain reducing intervention (facilitated tucking) with standard neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care for decreasing procedural pain (endotracheal suctioning) in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. ⋯ Facilitated tucking is a developmentally sensitive, nonpharmacological comfort measure that can relieve procedural pain in VLBW infants. Nurses need to be increasingly aware of infant pain during daily care taking, and to use validated pain assessment instruments. Further clinical research on individual pain assessment is needed for better understanding of the quality and significance of pain for each infant, and the factors that affect pain expression.