title: The art of pain management.
abstract: Pain assessment is fundamental to the successful management of pain. Effective communication, in particular the use of empathy, underpins assessment. Concepts within the art of nursing can usefully be applied to the understanding of pain.
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Services, Nottingham University Hospital Trust, Nottingham.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dobson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*