Jacob E, Puntillo K A
Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, USA.
J Pediatr Nurs. 1999 Dec;14(6):379-91. doi: 10.1016/S0882-5963(99)80067-0.
A descriptive design was used to gather information regarding nurses' beliefs and documentation practices related to pain assessment and management in children. Pediatric nurses (n = 260) from eight hospital units completed a child and pain survey. Nurses' pain-related documentations on children (n = 153) were also examined. Results showed inconsistency between what nurses believe about pain assessment and management and their documentation of practice. Nurses believed that assessment is the first step toward alleviating pain in children. However, it was not evident in their documentations that nurses used developmentally appropriate tools for assessment or for evaluation of children's responses to pain management strategies.
采用描述性设计来收集有关护士对儿童疼痛评估和管理的信念及记录实践的信息。来自八个医院科室的260名儿科护士完成了一项儿童与疼痛调查。还检查了护士关于儿童的疼痛相关记录（n = 153）。结果显示，护士对疼痛评估和管理的信念与他们的实践记录之间存在不一致。护士认为评估是缓解儿童疼痛的第一步。然而，在他们的记录中并不明显体现出护士使用了适合儿童发育阶段的工具进行评估或评估儿童对疼痛管理策略的反应。
