Orthopaedic nursing
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Orthopaedic nursing · Mar 2009
Experiences of pain and satisfaction with pain management in patients undergoing total knee replacement.
To investigate the features of pain, factors affecting pain, interference with activities, and satisfaction with pain management in patients undergoing total knee replacement. ⋯ It is not enough to determine pain severity for pain management. Pain interferes with activities. Therefore, nurses should assess both pain severity and interference with activities and provide pain management, which avoids interference with activates.