ASSESSING PATIENTS PAIN - IDENTIFYING REASONS FOR ERROR

被引:49
作者
HARRISON, A [1 ]
机构
[1] KUWAIT UNIV, FAC MED, DEPT COMMUNITY MED & BEHAV SCI, KUWAIT, KUWAIT
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10.1111/j.1365-2648.1991.tb03361.x
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Accurate pain assessment is vital for good medical care, and yet the literature indicates that nurses often provide inaccurate and biased estimates of their patients’pain The following paper reviews the methods used to assess nurses’accuracy, and reasons offered for the errors observed Practical options for improving pain assessment and pain management are discussed Copyright © 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:1018 / 1025
页数:8
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