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Research Article| Volume 14, ISSUE 6, P379-391, December 1999

Pain in hospitalized children: Pediatric nurses' beliefs and practices

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0882-5963(99)80067-0
Pain in hospitalized children: Pediatric nurses' beliefs and practices
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      A descriptive design was use to gather information regarding nurses' beliefs and documentation practices related to pain assessment and managment in children. Pediatric nurses (n=260) from eight hospital units completed a child and pain survey. Nurses' pain-related documentations on children (n=153) were also examined. Results showed inconsistency between what nurses believe about pain assessment and management and their documentation of practice. Nurses believed that assessment is the first step toward alleviating pain in children. However, it was not evident in their documentations that nurses used developmentally appropriate tools for assessment or for evaluation of children's responses to pain management strategies.
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      1Supported by a research grant from Samuel Merritt College and an Institutional Pre-Doctoral Award within the Nurse Training Grant in Symtom Management (T32-NR07088-01) from the University of California San Francisco

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