Keywords
Pain
Emergency Nursing
Humanization of Assistance
Pain Management
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Abstract
This study aims to describe pain management by the nursing team in in-hospital emergency care. To this end, an integrative literature review was conducted, based on the analysis of articles published between 2018 and 2023, collected from the databases Virtual Health Library, Capes Journals, SciELO, ScienceDirect, and PubMed. The collection resulted in 543 articles, of which eight were selected for analysis. The results show that the level of experience of the nursing team, associated with the degree of collaboration of the interdisciplinary team and the application of methods for continuous pain reassessment, constitutes an important factor in the provision of qualified care to pain patients. Finally, it is concluded that continuing education and in-service training are fundamental elements for raising awareness among professionals regarding the suffering of these patients.
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