BACKGROUND Pain is an important symptom in wound management, and the choice of
treatment directly affects the patient's quality of life. Pain assessment (PA) is essential for …

Objective To gain an insight into current practice and practitioner opinions on the recognition
and management of wound-associated pain as compared with that previously presented in …

Different wounds produce different types of pain. Pain assessment should form part of the
initial wound assessment and be reassessed regularly. Verbal cues and pain assessment …

Pain is multidimensional, and, as such, the chief reason patients seek urgent healthcare
services. If inadequately assessed and untreated, pain may negatively impact on the quality …

Purpose Pain is a symptom that should be evaluated along with its comorbidities in order to
plan an effective holistic treatment strategy involving specific pharmacological interventions …

Healthcare providers play a fundamental role in evaluating pain. Several issues about how
nurses are educated remain unsolved. The aim of our study was to address how Italian …

Pain is a multidimensional and complex phenomenon that requires comprehensive and
ongoing assessment and effective management (IASP, 2012). Nurses play a key role in …

A review of research investigating pain and wound care Page 1 Paraffin tulle gauze is often
used on the toenail bed following nail avulsion. Following anecdotal reports from com- munity …

This article is an abstract from a new guide, Principles of Best Practice: Minimising Pain at
Wound Dressing-Related Procedures. It is an educational initiative of the World Union of …

This article is the third in a series on wound management. Poor pain management leads to
distress and can impede the healing process. This article describes the different types of …