Effect of Application of Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool in Patients with Decreased Level of Consciousness on Performance of Nurses in Documentation and Reassessment of Pain

Background & Aim: The presence of pain is a common phenomenon among patients in critical care units. Critically ill patients are often unable to communicate because of illness or sedation so, recognition and assessment of their pain is difficult. In these patients, observational behavioral indic...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Ali Asadi Noghabi, Mohammad Gholizadeh Gerdrodbari, Mitra Zolfaghari, Abbas Mehran
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-08-01
Series:حیات
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Online Access:http://hayat.tums.ac.ir/article-1-23-en.html