title: Pain scoring as a formal pain assessment tool.
abstract: This article describes the introduction of subjective pain scoring as a pain assessment tool to the surgical unit of a district general hospital. The author highlights the advantages, and explains the actions taken to overcome the problems of changing practice through the introduction of a formal pain assessment tool.
authors.affiliation: Warwick Hospital.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index