TY - JOUR TI - Improving the care of adult sickle cell disease patients presenting with acute vaso-occlusive crisis to the emergency department via education DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-8vkz-bg89 PY - 2020 AB - Purpose: The purpose of this project was to improve pain management of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients presented to the emergency department (ED) with painful vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). Methodology: This project used a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design. Registered nurses and other healthcare providers working in the adult ED participated in this project. A 30-min educational intervention on evidence-based pain management of SCD patients with VOC was carried out over a two-week period. A chart review was performed pre- and post- intervention to determine the impact of the intervention on pain management outcomes. Results: Thirty RNs and four providers attended the educational sessions. The data analysis was based on review of 15 charts pre- and 12 charts post-intervention. There was no statistically significant improvement in assigning a higher triage level (p =0.482), starting a first dose of analgesics within 30 minutes after being triaged (p >0.05), reassessing pain within 30 minutes (p = 0.082), escalating a dose of pain medications (p = 0.765), and documenting pain at the end of the ED stay (0.542). Implications for Practice: Future interventions should incorporate a pain management protocol in addition to educational sessions. KW - Sickle cell disease KW - Vaso-occlusive crisis KW - Pain management KW - Emergency department KW - Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care LA - English ER -