Translating best practices in nondrug postoperative pain management
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Date of Original Version
1-1-2006
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The research-to-practice gap is at the heart of the problem in the underuse of nondrug complementary methods to manage postoperative pain. PURPOSE: To show how the six steps of the Collaborative Research Utilization (CRU) model can be used to translate research into practice, using an example of nondrug pain management protocols. METHODS: The CRU model was used to translate empirically tested nondrug interventions for surgical pain management enhancement into cost-effective, easy-to-use, best-practice nursing interventions, using tailored patient teaching. RESULTS: The preliminary findings of the substudy in the context of the CRU model are reported. DISCUSSION: The CRU model was successful in changing patients' knowledge, attitudes, and use of nondrug interventions for pain management. Further research is needed in heterogeneous populations. Organization receptivity to research and a well-integrated computerized documentation system for cueing clinicians' pain management practices are key for effectiveness of change. © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Nursing Research
Volume
55
Issue
2 SUPPL. 1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Tracy, Susanne, Dufault, Stephen Kogut, Valerie Martin, Susan Rossi, and Cynthia Willey-Temkin. "Translating best practices in nondrug postoperative pain management." Nursing Research 55, 2 SUPPL. 1 (2006). doi: 10.1097/00006199-200603001-00010.