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Does pain behavior influence assessment of pain severity?
Geetha Desai1, Santosh K Chaturvedi1, Lalitha Krishnaswamy2
1Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Context:
Nurses are involved in assessment of pain in most clinical settings. Pain continues to be underestimated and undertreated.
Materials And Methods:
This study assessed the rating of pain severity by nurses who observed the two case scenarios using role plays. The data were computed and frequency distribution was derived.
Results:
Majority of the nurses underrated the pain and based their ratings on various factors.
Conclusions:
It is important to increase the awareness among nurses about comprehensive assessment of pain for better management.
