Pain assessment, nursing care, anthropological approach, social representations, culture influence, age factor, gender impact, pain management, subjective pain, pain quantification
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This document discusses the importance of an anthropological approach to pain assessment in nursing care, highlighting the influence of culture, age, and gender on pain expression.
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[...] The third nurse has a private practice in a rural setting, caring for patients she sees daily who sometimes live alone. 1.3 Choice of the research method I chose semi-structured interviews, corresponding to a verbal interaction between an interviewer and an interviewee holding valuable knowledge on the theme of interest to the interviewer. This qualitative research method offers a structured framework with prepared questions in advance while allowing adaptation of the questions to the responses of the interviewees. It fosters a climate of trust allowing for the free expression of perceptions, beliefs, and experiences and more complete and detailed responses, while helping me to better understand their experiences and perspectives. [...]
[...] et Piano, V. (2022). The General Principles : The WHO Stages. The Pain Toolbox - Assessment and Treatment 62 Key Tools at Hand. Dunod. HAS. (2022). List of accepted scales for measuring pain. https://www.has-sante.fr/upload/docs/application/pdf/2022-01/liste_echelles_acceptees_2022.pdf Legifrance. Article L1110-5 of the Public Health Code https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000031972245 Legifrance. [...]
[...] The second part analyzes the factors influencing the expression of pain and its management. The third part is devoted to the impact of social representations on the quality of pain management. The last open-ended question allows the nurse to address other points if she wishes. 2. Presentation of the main results The results were obtained from the raw data of the recordings, which were first transcribed. Then, a selection of the most relevant excerpts from the quotes was made in order to compare and confront them with the theoretical framework. [...]
[...] Sophie and Camille agree that listening is important. Sophie explains: observe, I listen, I ask myself a bit ». She explains to re-do or refer to the doctor if she has any doubts: 'Don't stay alone with a vague feeling Camille advocates for listening and not of assumptions: ' I ask questions, I look at non-verbal signs. And when I'm not sure, I ask for a second opinion, either from a colleague or the doctor. The IDE practicing in emergency care relies on the pain scale, protocols and specifies ' I try to put my preconceived notions aside. [...]
[...] This joins the theoretical framework recommending an anthropological approach to patient pain, taking into account social, cultural, and psychological factors. Age also influences the expression of pain. According to the emergency nurse:young people do not always understand the scale well. Or else they are afraid to say they are very bad She notes on the contrary that older peopleexpress their pain quite well. Perhaps because they are used to care, to the hospital . They are more measured, but clear ». [...]
