Exploring how nurses assess, monitor and manage acute pain for adult critically ill patients in the emergency department: protocol for a mixed methods study

Exploring how nurses assess, monitor and manage acute pain for adult critically ill patients in the emergency department: protocol for a mixed methods study

Abstract Background Many critically ill patients experience moderate to severe acute pain that is frequently undetected and/or undertreated. Acute pain in this patient cohort not only derives from their injury and/or illness, but also as a consequence of delivering care whilst stabilising the patien...

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Main Authors: Wayne Varndell, Margaret Fry, Doug Elliott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Critically ill
Emergency department
Emergency nursing
Mixed methods
Pain
Protocol
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0421-x

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