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Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing 8(1):p 19-22, January-April 2019. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467X.8119.4
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Effectiveness of Ice Cube Application or Prior to Intra Muscular Injection on Pain Intensity among Adult in Selected Hospital, Tamilnadu
V. Poova Ragavan , V. Poova Ragavan
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Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing 8(1):p 19-22, January-April 2019. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467X.8119.4
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Nurses as advocates for adults, are committed to minimize the emotional and physical impacts of painful procedures. Providing pain relief is considered a most basic human right and it is the obligation of the nurse to utilize best way to deal with various pain control measures such as applying pressure, taping the skin, applying heat and cold. This study was done to assess the effectiveness of ice cube application for prior to intra muscular injection on pain. The study findings shows post test level of pain intensity in experimental group revealed that 19 (63.33%) subjects had mild pain and 11 (36.67%) subjects had moderate pain level and post test level of pain intensity in control group revealed that 13 (43.33%) subjects had moderate pain and 17 (56.67%) subjects had severe pain level. The calculated unpaired 't' value of t=8.76 was found to be statistically significant at p<0.001 level.Keywords: Pain; Ice Cube Application and Intramuscular Injection.
Keywords: Pain; Ice Cube Application and Intramuscular Injection.
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