The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the definition of patients’ acute pain characteristics and their analgesic usage. A nine-item f acute pain defining characteristics scale was used to evaluate how patients to define their pain and require the analgesic (Demerol). This study collected a convenience sample of 55 patients who had had abdominal surgery within two days in one medical center in Taiwan. The data were evaluated with correlation and logical regression by SPSS 8.0 for Windows. Results indicated that patients with more drainage tubes tended to have more caute pain defining characteristics; the bigger ther patients’ patients’ incision wounds the more frequently they used Demerol (p<.05). Both patients had more drainage tubes. In addition, females had more pain intensity (p<.05). Patients facial expressions of pain, fixed body position, and sleeplessness were positively related to Demerol usage (Exp(B)=2.03, 1.939. p<.05). However, there is no significant relationship between the patients’ complaining of pain and Demerol usage. Understanding the relationships between the definition of patients’ acute pain characteristics and their analgesic (Demerol) usage might provide information to nurses to improve patient pain management.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the definition of patients’ acute pain characteristics and their analgesic usage. A nine-item f acute pain defining characteristics scale was used to evaluate how patients to define their pain and require the analgesic (Demerol). This study collected a convenience sample of 55 patients who had had abdominal surgery within two days in one medical center in Taiwan. The data were evaluated with correlation and logical regression by SPSS 8.0 for Windows. Results indicated that patients with more drainage tubes tended to have more caute pain defining characteristics; the bigger ther patients’ patients’ incision wounds the more frequently they used Demerol (p<.05). Both patients had more drainage tubes. In addition, females had more pain intensity (p<.05). Patients facial expressions of pain, fixed body position, and sleeplessness were positively related to Demerol usage (Exp(B)=2.03, 1.939. p<.05). However, there is no significant relationship between the patients’ complaining of pain and Demerol usage. Understanding the relationships between the definition of patients’ acute pain characteristics and their analgesic (Demerol) usage might provide information to nurses to improve patient pain management.