Nurses' Knowledge of Pain Assessments and Reassessments Impacts Hospitalized Patients' Reporting of Pain
Ineffective pain management can prolong a patient's length of stay and increase cost of care. Inadequate pain control decreases the patient's quality of life and contributes to poor health outcomes. A recent record audit showed that documentation of pain reassessments occurred only 20% of...
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ScholarWorks
2016
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2305 https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3408&context=dissertations |