title: Where does it hurt? An interdisciplinary approach to improving the quality of pain assessment and management in the neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: Identifying a premature infant's response to noxious stimuli and knowing when it is appropriate to intervene are major issues for the caregiver. After completing a pilot study, the staff of a 42-bed neonatal intensive care unit targeted improved pain assessment and management for further analysis. Using a series of Plan, Do, Check, and Act cycles they designed a stepwise set of interventions that resulted in the improved assessment and management of the neonate in pain.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Friedrichs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D002641:Chicago; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration