Clinical nursing research
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Clinical nursing research · Feb 1994
Comparative StudyPerception of surgical pain by nurses and patients.
A descriptive study of postoperative patients was conducted to determine if there were any differences in the pain ratings of nurses and patients using a 10-centimeter graphic rating scale (GRS). The sample consisted of 16 patients: 3 males and 13 females. There were 13 nurses: 54% R. ⋯ The mean patient score on the GRS was 7.59; the mean for nurses was 4.59. At test revealed a significant difference between the nurses' and patients' pain ratings (t = 4.22, p = .0002). Based on this study, there is further need to examine assessment of the patient and the perceptions of the nurse and patient.