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 ...

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. More than ...

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 ...

KUTV — The following information is provided by Intermountain Health. May 6-12 is National Nurses Week. During the pandemic many people recognized nurses as working at the hospital bedside and in ...

Hospice practitioners, physicians, compounding pharmacists, nurses and medical students all attest to the influence of Maureen Carling in their approach to pain management. An English-born nurse and ...

Adults self-report their pain on a one to 10 numerical score, while children can point to an equivalent face scale - from a green smiling face to a red crying face - to indicate their pain. Newborns, ...

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 ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU (WSIL)---Chest pain can mean something is seriously wrong. That's why at the Cape Girardeau VA Healthcare Center, they are changing their system from the moment you walk in the door.

Proper pain relief in any setting continues to be a major goal but is often elusive. It is incumbent upon the nurse to understand the principles of pain management and to understand and assess for ...