title: Patient-centered philosophy at core of successful pain management program.
abstract: In 1996, the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Washington, DC, recognized the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento as a magnet nursing center of excellence. The pain management program was cited as one of the distinguishing activities that promotes quality of patient care services and development of successful nursing strategies.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires