A Model Development of Nursing Support to Relief Pain During Labour in Buriram Hospital

Abstract

Objective: To develop a nursing care model to support mothers for pain relief during labor.
Setting: Labor units at Buriram hospital
Study design: Experimental study
Method: To develop a new model, all concerned aspects were applied to the model design by using social support according to cloister’s concept and nursing care principle. The developed model was applied to practice during labor as the conceptual framework to support mother during labor pain. This model was experimented for one year during October 2006 to September 2007. The outcome of the model evaluated by comparing with before and after adopted the new model.
Result: The results showed that after using the new developed model, Mean of the labor care satisfaction was significantly higher than those of the control group (p<.05) and also found that the using narcotic- analgesics drugs rate to relief pain during labor was decreased from 22.73% to 11.82%.
Conclusion: the This new model of nursing care which was developed by the research team has shown there effectiveness and accepted by provincial supervisor for the appropriate model for labor unit. The key success factors were clear working system, easily implemented according to the explicit guideline, well preparation before implementation, a good coordination from all related practitioners and units, leadership and the utilization of all resources within the hospital. Moreover staff from the labor unit had been developed their own knowledge of labor care.
Key words: nursing support, relief pain during labor