Improving Knowledge, Assessment, and Attitudes Related to Pain Management: Evaluation of an Intervention

Knowledge and attitudes survey in bleeding disorders providers regarding pain

“…In a study done by Salvado‐Hernenadez et al . , 62% of medical providers did not know the equivalence between oral and intravenous morphine, again suggesting additional education is needed in this area. Douglass et al .…”

“…Equianalgesic dosing continues to be an issue even in non-cancer pain research. In a study done by Salvado-Hernenadez et al [12], 62% of medical providers did not know the equivalence between oral and intravenous morphine, again suggesting additional education is needed in this area. Douglass et al [13] further confirmed the lack of confidence in equianalgesic dosing amongst medical staff (interns, residents, and attending physicians).…”

Nurses' pain assessment practices with critically ill adult patients

“…The other interventions that can be implemented by hospitals may include installing electronic patient record systems (to access availability of pain assessment tools and to encourage documentation of pain assessment), developing policies and protocols that emphasise pain assessment, and re-calibration of nurses' patient load in critical care units to ensure adequate time for pain assessment and management. Studies have reported significant improvement in nurses' pain assessment and management practices when approaches such as pain educational programmes integrating experiential learning strategies to clinical area and contextualising institutional support are utilised (Abdalrahim et al 2011;Schreiber et al 2014;Zhang et al 2008).…”

Patient Perception of Acute Pain Management: Data from Three Tertiary Care Hospitals

“…Suboptimal pain control has been frequently reported in acute care settings and documented to negatively impact patients' health, delay recovery, increase postoperative morbidity, and reduce patient satisfaction [2, 4, 13, 14]. It also increases the risk of developing chronic pain resulting in higher use of healthcare resources and costs [15, 16].…”