Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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The knowledge and skills of pain management nurses positions them well to manage people's pain and provide critical services to patients with COVID-19. ⋯ Pain management nurses shared their professional and personal experiences and the support they received while managing patients' pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their experiences provided findings on the importance of pain management and to support nurses during personal and professional vulnerabilities during crises. Key recommendations on the care of patients' pain in future pandemics included developing expertise in pain management and health-related emergencies; engaging nurses in supportive mental health services, infectious disease testing, and vaccine efforts; and planning for surge capacity to reach out to underserved people living with pain.
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Rehabilitation nurses require adequate knowledge about pain to improve patient experience and quality of care. We explored nurses' knowledge and attitudes towards pain in older adults in a large rehabilitation hospital in Malta. ⋯ Rehabilitation nurses have fair knowledge of pain management in older people but require further education, particularly in opioid indications for pain management, pain expression, and assessment.