Nonpharmacological methods. Limited use was made of non pharmacological methods of painrelief. Findings suggest that nurses perceived their role in pain care to be synonymous with administering pain medications; the use of non pharmacological methods was seen as the parents’ role:
Ice packs changed at parents’ request. (Case 1, Nurse 1) Patient asked for his ice packs back—mum sorted this out. (Case 9, Nurse 20