• J Adv Nurs · Sep 1991

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    Assessing patients' pain: identifying reasons for error.

    • A Harrison.
    • Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University.
    • J Adv Nurs. 1991 Sep 1; 16 (9): 1018-25.

    AbstractAccurate 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.

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