Use of pain scales and observational pain assessment tools in hospital settings.
acute pain
communication
nursing care
observations
pain
pain assessment
pain management
patient behaviour
patient experience
patients
Journal
Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
ISSN: 2047-9018
Titre abrégé: Nurs Stand
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9012906
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Aug 2019
29 Aug 2019
Historique:
accepted:
12
03
2019
entrez:
31
8
2019
pubmed:
31
8
2019
medline:
31
8
2019
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Pain is a personal, individual and subjective experience. The complex and dynamic nature of pain makes its assessment and management challenging for healthcare professionals. Various pain scales are available that can assist in identifying the patient's experience of pain; however, these tend to reduce this experience to a measure of pain intensity. The use of pain scales also requires patients to communicate and describe their pain; when this is not possible, it is necessary for healthcare professionals to observe patient behaviours that may indicate pain. Various observational pain assessment tools have been developed to assist in recognising and assessing pain. This article discusses the various pain scales and observational pain assessment tools that are available, and the evidence to support their use.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31468952
doi: 10.7748/ns.2019.e11308
pii: e11308
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared