Background: Pain following cardiac surgery is a multifaceted phenomenon resulting from a number of mechanisms. High-levels of post-operative pain are associated with cardiovascular and respiratory complications and adequate pain management is crucial for enabling fast recovery. Aim of the study: to assess the severity of pain among post cardiac surgery patients. Design: descriptive design was used in carrying out the study. Setting: The study was conducted Al-Hayat Hospital El- Fayoum in the Open Heart Surgery Intensive Care Unit. Subjects: A purposive sample of newly admitted adult post cardiac surgery patients to open heart surgery intensive care unit. Tools: structured interview questionnaire and Subjective and objective Pain Assessment Scale. Results: this study represent high percentage of severe pain among post cardiac surgery patients . Conclusion: it can be concluded that, cardiac surgery patients suffered from severe pain during the procedural pain. Recommendation: it's recommended for design different nursing interventions protocol to reducing the severity of pain among post cardiac surgery patients.
Farouk, R. (2023). Assessment the Severity of Pain among Post Cardiac Surgery Patients. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2(3), 1-13. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.180499.1054
MLA
Rania Samy Farouk. "Assessment the Severity of Pain among Post Cardiac Surgery Patients", Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2, 3, 2023, 1-13. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.180499.1054
HARVARD
Farouk, R. (2023). 'Assessment the Severity of Pain among Post Cardiac Surgery Patients', Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2(3), pp. 1-13. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.180499.1054
VANCOUVER
Farouk, R. Assessment the Severity of Pain among Post Cardiac Surgery Patients. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2023; 2(3): 1-13. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.180499.1054
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