Abstract:Interpretation of pain messages from patients is an important communicative action in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study explored how "pain" is recognized in pain assessment through (a) clinical knowledge, (b) neurocognitive perception, and (c) communicative actions among ICU staff nurses. A 2-phase explanatory sequential mixed-method design was applied. Data are collected from May 14 to 22, 2017 in different government ICUs. Forty female expatriate nurses mostly with baccalaureate degree (82.5%), mean … Show more
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