Clinical journal of oncology nursing
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Thorough, consistent pain assessment and reassessment are critical to guide and evaluate interventions designed to improve pain. ⋯ Seventy-eight percent of nurses surveyed (N = 64) preferred the DVPRS over any other pain assessment tool. Inpatient and ambulatory patients surveyed (N = 144) agreed that a Likert-type scale in the DVPRS was easier to understand, easier to use, and better in describing their pain than the numeric rating scale.