Thesis
A pilot study describing labor pain assessment and management documentation for limited English speaking patients in a community hospital
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104499
Abstract
Within this century, the population shift toward a non-white majority in the United States has implications for intrapartum nurses who are among the first to assist families to welcome newborns into society. Literature suggests possible differences in labor pain management based on culture or socio-economic status, but no study has evaluated inconsistency in labor pain assessment and management based on English language proficiency. Andersen's Utilization Model was the theoretical framework for this nonexperimental descriptive study of labor pain assessment and management of limited English proficient (LEP) patients. Data were gathered by retrospective chart review of vaginal deliveries at a community hospital in the Pacific Northwest during January through August of 2006. Results of statistical analysis support a previous study that nurses spend more time in documenting procedures than in documenting supportive care. Lack of documentation of translator presence during labor suggests the possible need for culturally specific visual tools that English-speaking-only nurses may use for communicating about pain management needs with LEP patients.
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- Title
- A pilot study describing labor pain assessment and management documentation for limited English speaking patients in a community hospital
- Creators
- Lida Dekker
- Contributors
- Renee Hoeksel (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Nursing, College of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525107401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis