title: Development of a pain management report card for an acute care setting.
abstract: The article describes a pain management report card developed as a result of a study on pain satisfaction. The report card presented the actual results of the study and compared them with the institution's predetermined goals. Comparison items included adherence to national pain guidelines for pain management, various measures of the pain experience, and satisfaction with nurse and physician caregivers related to pain management. Recommendations were made to the institution based on the findings.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, USA.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Starck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sherwood
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality