Introduction: Operative removal of uterus or hysterectomy is a common surgery in modern medicine for which severe postoperative pains and the period of recuperation is characteristic, which depends on the type of hysterectomies. Purpose and goals: The purpose of the bachelor’s thesis is to present the emergence of the postoperative pain of patients after the hysterectomy and the goal of a nurse in treating the postoperative and chronic pain. We also want to present the difference in experiencing the pain with regards to the type of surgery, to ascertain the pain duration and analgesia, and to present the role of the nurse in treating the pain. Methods: We used the descriptive method. We collected the appropriate literature by means of databases, such as the catalog database of Slovenian libraries Cobiss.si and foreign bases ScienceDirect, CINAHL, Cochrane, and PubMed. We looked for original scientific articles which deal with patients in the postoperative period after the hysterectomy and were published from the year 2010 to the year 2018. In the analysis according to exclusion criteria, 30 articles from 683 were used. Results: Abdominal hysterectomy is the most researched in comparison with the other methods of removal. The advantages of laparoscopic hysterectomy in comparison to vaginal and abdominal are a shorter period of hospitalization, minimal postoperative pains, and faster recuperation. Local anesthesia has an ephemeral action on pain relief during the postoperative period. According to research data, the prevalence of chronic pain was similar between vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy. No differences among all the types of hysterectomy were ascertained in the frequency of the emergence of pain. Average knowledge of healthcare workers in evaluating and handling pains after the operation was ascertained. It was ascertained that nurses have poor professional knowledge on pain because of the lack of content on pain in educational programs. Discussion and conclusion: In spite of technological progress and theoretical knowledge on pain, the latter still remains a challenge for healthcare workers. A conversation with the patient is of great significance here. Abdominal hysterectomy as the most researched method is connected with a great level of pain and long-lasting recuperation in the postoperative period. The preparation of the patients is an important measure for the pain relief and to diminish the anxiety. Minimally invasive approaches are increasingly more performed in the case of hysterectomy, as a consequence of postoperative pain relief and shorter hospitalization. Pharmacological method of pain treatment still prevails in the healthcare in a great percentage.
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