Background Patient care is a complex activity which demands that health and social care
professionals work together in an effective manner. The evidence suggests, however, that …

The present paper provides a short, practical introduction to children's self‐report measures
of pain intensity, followed by an overview of principles and issues. Details on individual self …

OBJECTIVE: To explore some of the reasons for poor compliance with the use of
standardized pain assessment tools in clinical practice, despite numerous guidelines and …

Objectives: We implemented a hospital-based, system-wide initiative called the “Children's
Comfort Promise,” and created a new standard of care for needle procedures that required …

BACKGROUND: Children continue to experience unrelieved moderate to severe pain post-
operatively despite the evidence to guide practice being readily available. Previous studies …

In response to unit nursing quality and patient satisfaction concerns, the shared governance
councils identified opportunities to improve overall assessment and management of pain in …

Aims and objectives. The aims of this study are to review research published in the past 15
years to provide insight into the factors impacting on the management of pain in children and …

Pain in children is infrequently assessed and managed by nurses. One-on-one coaching
based on audit with feedback and the use of opinion leaders have been effective in …

OBJECTIVES: Pain assessment and reassessment is an essential part of the treatment of
hospitalised patients and must be integrated in pain management protocols. Yet nurses' …

BACKGROUND: A previous audit performed at a tertiary/quaternary pediatric hospital in
Toronto, Ontario, demonstrated suboptimal assessment and treatment of children's pain …