Date of Award

7-1977

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Department

Nursing

First Advisor

Ruth M. Stollenwerk

Second Advisor

Mary Jane Schank

Abstract

The assessment and alleviation of pain is of primary concern within the practice of nursing. Even prior to the time when nursing began to develop as a profession, provision of comfort was a primary function of those who nursed the sick. In present day health care, not only are patients confronted with the pain of illness, but they are also confronted with the stresses imposed as a result of hospitalization and the pain associated with invasive procedures incorporated into diagnosis and treatment. One of these invasive procedures is chest tube therapy which eventually necessitates the removal of the chest tubes from the chest cavity, an activity with the potential for inducing pain and distress upon the patient. It is indeed appropriate that the nurse play an active role in assisting patients to cope with the pain experience, as it is the nurse who is the most important source of hour-by-hour physical and psychological care.

Comments

An Essay Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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