Journal article
Critical Care Nurses’ Pain Assessment and Management Practices: A Survey in Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Regular pain assessment can lead to decreased incidence of pain and shorter durations of mechanical ventilation and stays in the intensive care unit.
OBJECTIVES: To document knowledge and perceptions of pain assessment and management practices among Canadian intensive care unit nurses.
Authors
Rose L; Smith O; Gélinas C; Haslam L; Dale C; Luk E; Burry L; McGillion M; Mehta S; Watt-Watson J
Journal
American Journal of Critical Care, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 251–259
Publisher
AACN Publishing
Publication Date
July 1, 2012
DOI
10.4037/ajcc2012611
ISSN
1062-3264