• Am. J. Crit. Care · Mar 1994

    A survey of pain assessment and management practices among critical care nurses.

    • M C Gujol.
    • Mount St Mary's College, Department of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
    • Am. J. Crit. Care. 1994 Mar 1;3(2):123-8.

    BackgroundPostoperative pain is one of the major obstacles in the prevention of complications during patient recovery. Pain and its management have gained great interest among researchers, clinicians and policy-makers.PurposesTo explore the relationship between two variables in pain assessment (length of time after surgery and ventilator status) and medication decisions made by critical care nurses, and to identify nurses' concerns about opioid use.MethodsA convenience sample of 71 critical care nurses participated in the survey.ResultsCertain patient conditions such as length of time after surgery and ventilator status affected nurses' assessment and management of pain. Nurses' knowledge about pain assessment and management may affect patient care and outcomes.

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