Signs suggestive of pain during the venous puncture in preterm newborns
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Descriptors, Neonatal nursing, Pain, Infant, Premature, Peripheral catheterizationAbstract
Objective: to identify the suggestive signs of pain in preterm newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Bahia’s Countryside during venous puncture by applying the NIPS scale. Method: this is a descriptive and quantitative study that was made in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, with 29 newborns. Results: the average gestational age was 31.9 weeks and the average birth weight was 1,718 g. 93.1% of newborns were female. 69% of newborns suggested no signs of pain. The suggestive signs of pain were contracted face, crying, arms and legs flexed and changed breathing pattern. Conclusions: the care nursing should focus on the assessment and management of pain in the newbornDownloads
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2012-04-03
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Santos, L. M. dos, Silva, T. P. C. C., Santana, R. C. B. de, & Matos, K. K. C. (2012). Signs suggestive of pain during the venous puncture in preterm newborns. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 2(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5902/217976923510
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