Introduction The 2011 IOM report stated that pain management in children is often lacking
especially during routine medical procedures. The purpose of this review is to bring a …

Children's pain is often poorly managed, and interventions other than medications are rarely
used. Yet many nonpharmacological interventions are helpful in managing children's pain …

Background Infant acute pain and distress is commonplace. Infancy is a period of
exponential development. Unrelieved pain and distress can have implications across the …

BACKGROUND: Hospitalized infants undergo multiple, repeated painful procedures.
Despite continued efforts to prevent procedural pain and improve pain management, clinical …

BACKgRouNd: Acute pain and distress during medical procedures are commonplace for
young children. oBjeCTive: To assess the efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for …

Problem Current research suggests behavioral and environmental interventions to prevent
neonatal pain prior to an invasive procedure are rarely administered and seldom …

Despite accumulating evidence that procedural pain experienced by newborn infants may
have acute and even long‐term detrimental effects on their subsequent behaviour and …

Pain perception in children is complex, and is often difficult to assess. In addition, pain
management in children is not always optimized in various healthcare settings, including …

The assessment and management of children's pain is a topic that has received a great deal
of attention since the late 1970s. Nurse researchers have played a dominant role in all areas …

Aims To identify and synthesize evidence regarding the knowledge and attitudes of nurses,
and barriers and facilitators to effective pain assessment and management in infants and …