Postoperative Pain: Management and Documentation by Iranian Nurses
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Postoperative Pain: Management and Documentation by Iranian Nurses
BACKGROUND Pain is one of the most common symptoms experienced by patients after surgeries. Inadequate postoperative pain management is an international problem and the need to improve its management is well documented. The aim of the study was to assess nursing reports related to the patients' pain intensity and quality, concomitant symptoms, use of scales in pain assessment, and compliance wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Materia Socio Medica
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1512-7680
DOI: 10.5455/msm.2016.28.36-40