Accurate assessment of acute pain is essential for the development of an effective pain management plan. Nurses play a pivotal role in the assessment of pain, owing to the nature of their relationship ...

It’s an experience that most everyone has had at a doctor or hospital visit, where at some point, usually early on, the question ‘on a scale of 0-10, what’s your level of pain?’ comes up. Then, before ...

Tanya Lord, BSc, RGN, RM, is staff nurse, day-bed suite, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Pain management has become a priority at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital since a patient survey ...

Nurses need to do more to assess the effectiveness of pain relief when working with older patients, according to those involved in a new campaign launched today by the British Pain Society. Subscribe ...

The goals of a clinical assessment for pain in older adults are the same as those established for younger patients. Older individuals may be reluctant to report pain for several reasons: Many older ...

TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - A new edition of a Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario's (RNAO) best practice guideline (BPG) will provide guidance to nurses and other health professionals on how ...

Hospitals with more nurses on staff and better nurse-patient communication tend to receive higher scores on patients’ satisfaction with pain management, according to new research. Hospitals with more ...

To establish evidence of clinical validity and reliability of the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (N-PASS) in neonates with acute heelstick pain. Prospective psychometric evaluation, ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Despite awareness that pain is common in nursing home residents, there has been minimal attention focused on how this pain changes over time. A new study from Regenstrief Institute and ...