title: A comparison of educational methods to enhance nursing performance in pain assessment.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify an effective method of teaching nurses to assess and document pain severity using a numerical rating scale prior to narcotic administration. Nurses received a combination of educational methods. Although overall nurse performance using the pain scale was low, nurses receiving video were significantly more likely to use the scale, a finding that remained significant after controlling for nurses' education and years of experience, and for patient age and acuity.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: McNaull
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McLees
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Belyea
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Clipp
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*