Pediatric nursing
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Comparative Study
Comparisons of pain ratings from postoperative children, their mothers, and their nurses.
To identify whether nurses and mothers of pediatric patients accurately assess the child's pain intensity as determined by the child. ⋯ Mothers may be a valuable source of information in assessing their child's pain. The use of pain assessment tools may need to be examined and incorporated into nurses' practice, and assessments of children's pain may need to integrate more data pertaining to developmental level.