The perinatal nurse includes a pain assessment as part of the postpartum care provided to each patient. This action helps to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A.
Decrease the length of the hospital stay
B.
Decrease the recovery time
C.
Decrease the risk of depression
D.
Help identify complications
E.
Improve the patient's coping ability
ANS: B, C, D, E
Routine, comprehensive pain assessments enable the nurse to provide interventions in a timely manner to enhance the effectiveness of medications; they also ensure early identification of complications resulting in painful stimuli. Information and patient involvement increase the patient's perception of control and increase her personal satisfaction with postpartum pain management, thereby decreasing recovery time and the risk for depression. A pain-free patient can cope with the demands of a new baby better than a patient who is uncomfortable and dissatisfied with pain management.
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