Authors : Rahul Tiwari, Prabhakar Singh Patel, Chawla Amit
Volume : 11
Issue : 9
Year : 2025
Page No : 178-188
Effective management of pain after surgery is essential for helping patients recover and feel better both physically and emotionally. To tackle pain in a well-rounded way, it's important to use a mix of medications and other techniques that don't rely solely on opioids. This approach not only helps in controlling pain but also reduces the reliance on opioid medications. Additionally, incorporating psychological strategies, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness practices, can greatly influence how patients perceive their pain and lead to improvements in their mental health following surgery. Postoperative pain can be a real challenge for many people who have undergone surgery. While opioids are often necessary, they can come with side effects that aren’t ideal. Healthcare providers are increasingly turning to options like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NMDA receptor antagonists, and methods such as nerve blocks, though these too have their drawbacks. This situation highlights the importance of exploring supportive, non-drug therapies that can improve pain management after surgery and help lessen reliance on opioids. Nurses are instrumental in implementing these various non-pharmacological approaches on the surgical floor. Therefore, it’s important to empower nurses to teach and utilize these effective pain management strategies with patients who are getting ready for surgery.