Pain Assessment in Preterm Newborns in Intensive Care Settings: From the Perspective of Nursing and Physical Therapy
Year: 2026
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Hospitalized premature newborns require specialized care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. During this period, they are daily subjected to several painful procedures inherent to their treatment, carried out by nursing and physical therapy staff. An exploratory, descriptive, and analytical study (Content Analysis) was conducted to identify pain recognition and actions to be taken by fifty healthcare professionals in a NICU in Belém. Based on the analysis of field data, it was observed that there is a need for the nursing and physical therapy staff to know/recognize the types of pain through the use of scales and detailed observation. It was concluded that nurses should train technicians in the use of the NIPS Scale and in the careful observation of preterm newborns; nurses, physical therapists, and other professionals should exchange experiences regarding the application of techniques and medications, promote refresher courses on pain for all professionals dealing with preterm newborns, and foster empathy and affection between the professional and the preterm newborn.
Source: Aurum Editora eBooks
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7141456582