[Construction and implementation of an experimental instrument for assessing and monitoring oncological pain  to use in professional nursing care].
In this study the construction and experimentation of an instrument for assessing and monitoring oncological pain is described with the aim of controlling pain in at least 90% of cases, training the nurses involved to acquire the  competencies necessary.  The study was observational and based on a questionnaire filled in on admission and updated daily . The patient population consisted of 97 patients  with lung cancer admitted to the San Camillo Hospital of  Rome  during the last 3 months of 2010.  On discharge pain was absent in 31,5%,  mild in 59,3%, moderate in  3,7%  and severe in 5,5%. The incidence of breakthrough pain was  6.8%. The percentage of patients without pain at discharge was judged satisfactory and, when added to the percentage of mild pain,  brought the total number of patients in whom the quality of life improved to 90.8%.
Coordinatore Infermieristico U.U.O.O.C.C..di Pneumoncologia, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo- Forlanini di Roma. gaia3870@hotmail.it
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*