Neonatology is a branch of paediatric nursing that the author has developed a special fondness fo... more Neonatology is a branch of paediatric nursing that the author has developed a special fondness for during her clinical placement. When on practice, the author was consistently aware that neonates cannot actively verbalise pain. The author often perceived that often it was possible that their pain could be undiagnosed at times. During invasive procedures such as venepuncture, she witnessed “Sweet-Ease” or sucrose solution being used as a form of non-pharmacological pain relief and often queried its efficacy.
Neonatology is a branch of paediatric nursing that the author has developed a special fondness fo... more Neonatology is a branch of paediatric nursing that the author has developed a special fondness for during her clinical placement. When on practice, the author was consistently aware that neonates cannot actively verbalise pain. The author often perceived that often it was possible that their pain could be undiagnosed at times. During invasive procedures such as venepuncture, she witnessed “Sweet-Ease” or sucrose solution being used as a form of non-pharmacological pain relief and often queried its efficacy.
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