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Nurs. Clin. North Am. · Mar 2014
Pain, perceptions, and perceived conflicts: improving the patient's experience.
Pain is the number 1 reason patients seek care in an emergency department (ED). A limiting factor for effective pain management may be clinical staff attitudes about pain and pain management. ⋯ Operation Pain and ED pain champions created an environment that promoted enhanced pain management resulting in measurable outcomes. Emergency nurses participating in Operation Pain placed a higher priority on pain management for their patients.