title: Pain management by the numbers: using rating scales effectively.
authors.affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: D'Arcy
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003144:Communication Barriers; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index