Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
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Pain is a significant problem impacting between 50 per cent and 80 per cent of cancer patients and affecting overall quality of life. Studies have documented that nurses and other health care professionals are inadequately prepared to care for patients in pain. ⋯ Faculty from 14 baccalaureate nursing schools in the United States participated in the study. The study suggests that in baccalaureate schools of nursing, faculty knowledge and beliefs about pain and the curriculum content related to pain may be less than optimal.