1. Research plan
Oral Presentation
Helen Bickers
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Methods of Research and Enquiry

2. Research question
What is an effective and efficient paediatric pain assessment tool that can be used in the pre-hospital environment?
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3. WHY?
Pre-hospital patient care is my passion
Ensuring all patients leave my care in the best condition possible is my benchmark for personal performance
I recognised a gap in the care we give to the paediatric section of our population and wanted to identify WHY this happens
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4. METHODOLOGY
Quantitative research

Used because preliminary research had identified possible barriers to paediatric pain assessment and management

5. Wanted to move towards confirming these barriers and identifying a possible tool to improve patient assessment and therefore patient managementwww.directionservice.org/cadre/images/Image29.gif
6. METHODOLOGY
Questionnaire

Maintenance of anonymity

7. Ability to structure the questions to seek the desired information 8. Written responses more accurate to record and study 9. User friendly tool for participants http://securesurgerywebsite.co.uk/userfiles/image/questionnaire.jpg
10. ANALYSIS
Initially responses will be coded on the questionnaire then transferred to an Excel spreadsheet
Data will be applied to a frequency polygon chart to allow trends to be highlighted in a visual way
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11. ANALYSIS
Highlight specific barriers to effective paediatric pain assessment
Analysis of these issues may in turn help identify correctable issues
Is there a preferred paediatric pain assessment tool highlighted?
Did the at the coal face practitioners identify with one particular tool?
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12. Implications for practice
Identification of barriers to paediatric patient assessment
Identification of an efficient and effective pain assessment tool
Integration of these findings into the training of all pre-hospital care practitioners
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13. Bottom line...
Identifying the barriers and finding a
tool to facilitate the assessment of
pain correctly allows the appropriate
management to be undertaken
We need to ensure that our paediatric patients receive the best possible assessment and management when inour care
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