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This study evaluated the outcome of implementing a pain flow sheet, using protocols
derived from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) guidelines for
pain management, for children recovering from surgery. Findings indicated the flow
sheet was not used as designed; thus, implementing the flow sheet did not result in
increased documentation of pain assessments, interventions, and outcomes, except in
the increased documentation of nonpharmacological interventions for pain management.
Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory gives insight as to why this occurred and provides
rationale for more intensive in-service education when new innovations are implemented.
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*Funding for this project came from an Indiana University School of Nursing PDP grant.
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