If healthcare professionals are to render an accurate diagnosis, it is essential that they are able to describe a patient’s symptoms accurately, aided by the use of diagnostic machines and techniques ...

To determine the reliability of an objective measure of pain, agitation and sedation using the Neonatal Pain, Agitation and Sedation Scale (N-PASS) compared with nursing bedside assessment. The ...

Accurate assessment of acute pain is essential for the development of an effective pain management plan. Nurses play a pivotal role in the assessment of pain, owing to the nature of their relationship ...

Dr Patricia Schofield, PhD, RN, DipEd, DipN. Lecturer Professional Nurse 2003 Jan;18(5):276-9. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical articles, learning units, procedures, AI-powered ...

Pain assessment and management in critical care is a multifaceted challenge that encompasses both the sensory and emotional dimensions of pain. In intensive care settings, patients frequently face ...

While nursing home residents suffer from pain, anxiety and other distressing symptoms, they are unable to communicate their discomfort due to cognitive impairments. With electronic health records ...

It’s an experience that most everyone has had at a doctor or hospital visit, where at some point, usually early on, the question ‘on a scale of 0-10, what’s your level of pain?’ comes up. Then, before ...

There are various ways pain can be measured by hospital staff members, depending on the organization. At Altru Health System (AHS) in Grand Forks, ND, the patient receives a comprehensive initial pain ...

Nursing home residents who are prescribed a combination of tramadol, a pain medication, and antidepressants have a higher risk of seizures, according to an October study published in Neurology. The ...

Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Nurse Practitioner, Acute Pain Services, Department of ...