No Pain, Big Gain
Photo: Rick Crowe, RN checks the settings on pump for (fake) patient Chris Chambers, RN
PCA Pumps give patients control.
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pumps allow patients to maintain a consistent level of pain medication that stays in the body. This can help the patient avoid severe painful flare ups that occur when the pain medication wears off. It also helps the patient be more relaxed knowing they can medicate themselves for pain instead of having to wait for a nurse to administer the medicine. Using a patient-controlled analgesia device can help most patients recover quicker. For safety reasons the pump cannot deliver an overdose of medications.
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