Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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J Emerg Nurs
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Multicenter Study
Adequacy of pain assessment and pain relief and correlation of patient satisfaction in 68 ED fast-track patients.
The new standards of the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations specify the patient's right to appropriate assessment and management of pain. With this impetus, we looked at our own practice to see how well we assess and manage patients with pain. ⋯ This survey revealed that acute pain conditions are underevaluated and undertreated in one fast-track setting, suggesting that ED staff need more education about the management of acute pain. It also showed that relying on patient satisfaction surveys as surrogate markers for how well we manage pain is erroneous.