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 indi...

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Main Authors: Mitra Zolfaghari, Mohammad Gholizadeh Gerdrodbari, Ahmad Ali Asadi Noghabi, Abbas Mehran
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-08-01
Series:حیات
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/22172.pdf&manuscript_id=22172