title: Patient-controlled analgesia--eliminating errors.
abstract: Competency requirements were used to identify programming errors associated with patient-controlled analgesia therapy. A tool was developed to evaluate staff; all programming errors were eliminated after staff completed a series of educational sessions.
authors.affiliation: Education and Development Department, Genesee Hospital, Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Eade
mesh_terms: D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*