[Analysis of nursing registries of pain and analgesia in hospitalized patients].
This study analyzed nursing records on pain and analgesia of patients admitted at a cancer treatment hospital, between October and November of 1999, and compared then to the patients reports. Thirty-eight patients that referred pain were interviewed and had their medical charts analyzed. Presence or lack of pain was documented in 94.8% of the charts. The distribution of this type of record throughout the day was: 50% in the morning, 79% in the afternoon, and 89% at night. Pain assessment was restricted to intensity (44.7%) and location (71.1%). Sixty-eight percent of patients were satisfied with the analgesia provided whereas about 33% mentioned some level of dissatisfaction.
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Yara Boaventura
YB
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo. yaraboaventura@zipmail.com.br
Pimenta
Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos
CA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000698:Analgesia / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction