Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Integration of Different Sensory Interventions From Mother's Breast Milk for Preterm Infant Pain During Peripheral Venipuncture Procedures: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
To compare the effects of integrating mother's breast milk (BM) with three different combinations of sensory stimuli on preterm infant pain during peripheral venipuncture procedures. ⋯ Clinicians should incorporate the integrated sensory intervention into caregiving support for preterm infants undergoing short painful procedures.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Aromatherapy Massage for Neuropathic Pain and Quality of Life in Diabetic Patients.
This study aimed to examine the effects of aromatherapy massage on neuropathic pain severity and quality of life (QoL) in patients suffering from painful diabetic neuropathy. ⋯ Aromatherapy massage is a well-tolerated, feasible, and safe nonpharmacological method that can be readily integrated into clinical settings by nursing staff. The essential oils rosemary, geranium, lavender, eucalyptus, and chamomile can be safely used by nurses in the clinical setting, if applicable. However, training and experience of nurses in aromatherapy massage is critical to achieving positive results.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of Auricular Acupressure Therapy on Primary Dysmenorrhea for Female High School Students in South Korea.
To examine the effect of auricular acupressure therapy on primary dysmenorrhea among female high school students in South Korea. ⋯ Health providers should consider providing auricular acupressure therapy as an alternative method for reducing abdominal and back pain, and primary dysmenorrhea in female high school students in South Korea.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A two-arm cluster randomized control trial to determine the effectiveness of a pressure ulcer prevention bundle for critically ill patients.
This study tested the effectiveness of a pressure ulcer (PU) prevention bundle in reducing the incidence of PUs in critically ill patients in two Saudi intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ Utilizing a bundle approach and standardized nursing language through skin assessment and translation of the knowledge to practice has the potential to impact positively on the quality of care and patient outcome.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Parental involvement in neonatal pain management: an empirical and conceptual update.
New findings are emerging about parental perceptions and desires for involvement in infant pain management in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting, and the importance of building greater knowledge about this aspect of the patient care is beginning to be appreciated. ⋯ New data continue to emerge about parental perceptions and desires for involvement in infant pain management. A new empirically based model may be useful to nurses in providing optimal pain management for NICU infants in partnership with parents.