title: Pediatric pain management: a research-based clinical pathway.
abstract: Nurses want to provide pain management for pediatric patients, but different approaches lead to inconsistent pain management. This article presents a pediatric pain management clinical pathways developed as a result of research in the pediatric intensive care unit and based on pain management research. Using this pathway can help nurses deliver consistent pain management to pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Children's Critical Care Unit, Fairview University Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minn., USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pederson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bjerke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*