Open AccessImpact of Implementing the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool on Nurses’ Performance in Assessing and Managing Pain in the Critically Ill Patients
Author(s) -
Mahnaz Modanloo,
Afsaneh Mohsenpour,
Hossein A. Rahmani,
Shahram Moghaddam,
Homeira Khoddam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23146
Subject(s) - medicine , analgesic , pain assessment , intensive care unit , intensive care , critically ill , pain management , intervention (counseling) , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , nursing
Pain management is one of the most important responsibilities of nurses in an intensive care unit (ICU). It is difficult to perform pain assessment appropriately in patients who are unable to report their pain. This study is aimed to determine the impact of implementing the critical care pain observation tool (CPOT) on the amount and frequency of analgesics' administration in ICUs.