title: Managing pain in a diverse medical-surgical patient population.
abstract: A joint research and quality assurance task force was established to evaluate pain management practices. Medical and surgical patients and their nurses were surveyed about patient pain during the hospitalization and a plan for pain assessment and management was developed.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bostrom
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010358:Patient Participation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care