Role of advanced nursing practice in multimodal painmanagement: from assessment to patient-centred care

Abstract

Pain management is an essential aspect of medical-surgical nursing, as it has a substantial impact on patient recovery, satisfaction, and overall health outcomes. Effective pain control depends on a thorough and accurate assessment that allows healthcare professionals to identify the characteristics, severity, and effects of pain on an individual’s physical and emotional well-being. Evidence-based practice supports the selection of appropriate pain management strategies by combining pharmacological interventions, including analgesic medications, with non-pharmacological measures such as relaxation methods, psychological support, and other supportive techniques. The integration of these approaches can help reduce pain severity, minimize associated complications, facilitate recovery, and improve the quality of nursing care. Nurses have a central role in pain management because they continuously assess patients, implement appropriate interventions, monitor responses, and evaluate treatment outcomes. By incorporating both pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures, nurses can provide comprehensive, individualized, and patient-centred care that addresses physical discomfort as well as psychological and emotional needs. This article examines contemporary approaches to pain management, with particular emphasis on surgical and delivery-related care, where appropriate pain control is important for promoting recovery, improving clinical outcomes, and enhancing patient satisfaction