title: Pain as the fifth vital sign.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, CMC, Vellore.
authors.forename: Jayarani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Premkumar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic