In addition to pharmacological interventions for the relief of postoperative complications such as pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, non-pharmacological applications; It is evaluated that it will be beneficial in increasing patient satisfaction, reducing the need for analgesic drugs, reducing the cost of hospitalization due to the side effects of drugs and increasing the quality of care. With the results of this research, it is evaluated that the effect of positioning, which is one of the independent activities of nurses who base their care on evidence-based practices, on pain will be beneficial to increase the evidence-based nursing knowledge in the literature.
This study was carried out to determine the effect of placing the semi-recumbent position in reducing pain in patients who developed shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.~HO: The application of the semi-recumbent position to patients who develop shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy has no effect on reducing pain.~H1: The application of semi-recumbent position in patients who develop shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy has an effect on reducing pain.