Capstone Change Project Evaluation Plan

Running head: CAPSTONE PROJECT OBJECTIVES

CAPSTONE PROJECT OBJECTIVES 3

Capstone project objectives

Jane Chima

Grand Canyon University

NRS-OL191-Professional Capstone and Practicum

1/31/21

Patients in PACU usually experience postoperative pain after their surgical procedure. Most times, the pain management that these patients receive is unsatisfactory, hence affecting their recovery. In most PACU units, pain management is done using pharmacological interventions such as opioids, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, anti-seizures, muscle relaxants and NSAIDs medations (Poulsen, Coto, & Cooney, 2019). Continuous use of these medications causes postoperative morbidity, emergency of chronic postoperative pain, slow recovery process, impaired function, and impaired quality of life.

Objective 1: Implementing this project will improve the pain management process for PACU patients who have undergone surgical procedures. Playing soft music to these patients in PACU will reduce the intake of medications and improve their pain management outcomes.

Objective 2: Implementing this project will help healthcare organization and patients to cut on cost of medications because PACU patients will consume less drugs. Playing soft music to these patients in PACU will reduce the intake of medications hence reducing the cost of purchasing the medications.

Objective 3: Implementing this project will speed up the recovery process of patients. This is because patients will get satisfactory pain management. This will facilitate their recovery process. Music is a natural chemical with no side effects. As a result, PACU patients will be safe from the side effects of these medications.

Intensive research has been directed to postoperative pain management in PACU setting. Some of the findings have been implemented in healthcare facilities. However, most hospitals have implemented pharmacological pain management interventions. The use of non-pharmacological interventions should be implemented because it plays a great role in postoperative pain management (El Geziry, Toble, Al Kadhi, Pervaiz, & Al Nobani, 2018). The use of music therapy especially playing soft music helps in relaxation and aid sleep which in turn help healing. Music can also reduce the use of pharmacological medications in healthcare setting.

References

El Geziry, A., Toble, Y., Al Kadhi, F., Pervaiz, M., & Al Nobani, M. (2018). Non-pharmacological pain management. Pain management in special circumstances, 1-14. Poulsen, M. J., Coto, J., & Cooney, M. F. (2019). Music as a postoperative pain management intervention. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 34(3), 662-666.