[Assessing a patient's pain].
Pain assessment has taken a predominant role in nursing practice. In day-to-day care, the way a patient in pain is approached and the assessment of their pain are sometimes subject to extensive questioning. The subjective part of pain is still often emphasised when the quantified assessment and the nurse's clinical observation are contradictory. The exhaustive gathering of information is key to an effective assessment of a patient's pain.
Consultation douleur, centre hospitalier Verdun Saint-Mihiel, 2, rue d'Anthouard, 55100 Verdun, France. Electronic address: laurent-mathieu@wanadoo.fr.
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D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*
assessment; certification; douleur; dépistage; pain; scale; screening; traceability; traçabilité; échelle; évaluation