Pain and quality assessment/ improvement
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Nursing Care Quality
- Vol. 9 (3) , 69-85
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001786-199504000-00010
Abstract
Pain is a common symptom of acute and chronic illness and has been targeted as an area of improvement across settings and populations. Advances in the treatment of pain have created a standard of care by which quality can be assessed. The article describes the process of quality assessment and improvement (QA/I) in pain management. QA/I tools and case examples from two institutions are provided. QA/I activities based on current knowledge of pain management can improve the care provided to patients In pain.Keywords
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