Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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To analyse the links between levels of acute pain management knowledge, perceptions of clinical skills and the acute pain management education history of doctors and nurses working in orthopaedics and general surgery in an acute hospital. ⋯ Staff and patient misconceptions, inadequate sources of learning and professional traditions continue to affect the quality of acute pain management. However, progress has been made in the trust to overcome these factors through collaborative practice, review of education programmes and specific practice development initiatives.