Abstract
Pain is experienced by many patients in primary and secondary care and the assessment of pain is a fundamental aspect of nursing. Community nurses need to possess a strong knowledge base to inform and advise their patients, this in turn enables them to help and empower their patients to effectively control their pain with minimal side-effects. This two-part series on pain provides an update on the assessment and management of acute and chronic non-malignant pain. This first part of the series examines how community nurses can recognise and categorise pain and start to draw up a plan of care for the patient. The second part in this series will deal with the management of pain
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 83-86 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Community Nursing |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2014 |
Keywords
- pain, assessment, acute and chronic pain