Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Apr 2009
Comparative StudyPaediatric pain assessment: differences between triage nurse, child and parent.
To compare the severity of paediatric pain as assessed by the triage nurse, child and parent. ⋯ Relative to the children and parents, triage nurses assign significantly lower paediatric pain scores. The findings may have important implications for the management of paediatric pain which may need to be based upon the children's or parent's assessment rather than that of the nurse.