J Korean Biol Nurs Sci.  2015 Aug;17(3):253-261. 10.7586/jkbns.2015.17.3.253.

Effects of PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesics) Education Program including Practicum on Post-op Pain of Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery Patients

• Hwang MS
• Kim JH

• KMID: 2068964
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7586/jkbns.2015.17.3.253

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of the patient controlled analgesics (PCA) education program (including practicum) on post-op pain suffered by patients who have undergone gynecologic laparoscopic surgery.
METHODS
The research was designed for a nonequivalent control group before and after the test design. The subjects of this study were 54 in all and were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The program consisted of a brochure for PCA use and a practicum with an actual PCA instrument. Data were collected with questionnaires and observations and were analyzed on the basis of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi2 and t-test.
RESULTS
Complaints regarding pain by the experimental group were significantly less than those of the control group in both post-op 24-hour and post-op 48-hour reporting. The experimental group pressed the PCA button much less frequently than the control group in post-op 24 hours. However, there were no significant differences in side effects between the two groups.
CONCLUSION
Based on the results of this study, this PCA education program can be useful in the clinical nursing field and helpful for patients who use PCA.

Keyword

Patient controlled analgesia; Education; Post operative pain

MeSH Terms

Analgesia, Patient-Controlled
Analgesics
Education*
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Nursing
Pamphlets
Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis*
Analgesics