nursing pain assessment, decision-making and documentation By Carolyn Tayler and Barbara McLeod A clinical nurse specialist’s (CNS) experience in the development and implementation of a pain assessment and treatment flowsheet (PATF) to enhance the nursing assessment, decision-making, and documentation of pain on a palliative care unit in a community hospital is described in this article. Members of the palliative care interdisciplinary team use the PATF for clinical decision-making in the day-to-day management of patients’pain. The PATF is undergoing revision and re-implementation to promote the utilization of the too
Palliative care assumes respect for the individual, autonomy, integrity, and quality of life.2,3 Phy...
Background: Effective pain management is unlikely to occur without consistent and timely assessments...
This article defines pain and discusses options for pain assessment. Both unidimensional and multidi...
A clinical nurse specialist's (CNS) experience in the development and implementation of a pain asses...
[The research article and research poster are both part of the Nursing Research Synthesis Projects i...
Pain is experienced differently by each patient and is often difficult to control. Within a critical...
ABSTRACT Objective: To select outcomes and indicators of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC),...
This article aims to outline the principles that underpin good practice in the assessment and manage...
This article aims to outline the principles that underpin good practice in the assessment and manage...
ABSTRACT Objective: To select outcomes and indicators of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC),...
This article aims to outline the principles that underpin good practice in the assessment and manage...
Integrative nursing is using non-pharmacological methods or techniques to relieve pain and improve h...
Background: Many patients have memories of pain during intensive care unit stay. To improve pain man...
Pain, either acute or chronic, is an important issue in the quality of life of a patient at the end ...
Background: There has been a recent shift to provide cancer treatments in outpatient settings, whic...
Palliative care assumes respect for the individual, autonomy, integrity, and quality of life.2,3 Phy...
Background: Effective pain management is unlikely to occur without consistent and timely assessments...
This article defines pain and discusses options for pain assessment. Both unidimensional and multidi...
A clinical nurse specialist's (CNS) experience in the development and implementation of a pain asses...
[The research article and research poster are both part of the Nursing Research Synthesis Projects i...
Pain is experienced differently by each patient and is often difficult to control. Within a critical...
ABSTRACT Objective: To select outcomes and indicators of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC),...
This article aims to outline the principles that underpin good practice in the assessment and manage...
This article aims to outline the principles that underpin good practice in the assessment and manage...
ABSTRACT Objective: To select outcomes and indicators of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC),...
This article aims to outline the principles that underpin good practice in the assessment and manage...
Integrative nursing is using non-pharmacological methods or techniques to relieve pain and improve h...
Background: Many patients have memories of pain during intensive care unit stay. To improve pain man...
Pain, either acute or chronic, is an important issue in the quality of life of a patient at the end ...
Background: There has been a recent shift to provide cancer treatments in outpatient settings, whic...
Palliative care assumes respect for the individual, autonomy, integrity, and quality of life.2,3 Phy...
Background: Effective pain management is unlikely to occur without consistent and timely assessments...
This article defines pain and discusses options for pain assessment. Both unidimensional and multidi...