title: A nurse-led service for pre-operative pain management in hip fracture.
abstract: This article follows an In-depth piece published in last week's issue, which explored issues around pain management in older people following fractured neck of femur. It also discussed using femoral nerve block for pain relief in this group of patients. This Changing Practice article outlines the establishment of a nurse-led service to improve pre-operative pain management using femoral nerve block.
authors.affiliation: Acute Pain Service, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Layzell
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017749:Total Quality Management