Germossa GN, Hellesø R, Sjetne IS. (2019). Hospitalized patients' pain experience before and after the introduction of a nurse-based pain management programme: a separate sample pre and post study. BMC Nurs, 18(40). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-019-0362
This article discusses a nursing pain management program developed to improve pain treatment. Surveys were done and assessed showing positive results. Utilizing this resource for ideas and competency training unique to an organization will be beneficial.
Grommi, Salla et al. (2023). Effect of pain education interventions on registered nurses’ pain management: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain Management Nursing, 24(4), 456-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2023.03.004
This study focused on the positive impact of pain education for nurses. Nursing assessments, documentation, and patient outcomes all showed improvement. This is an interesting article with different nursing intervention ideas and educational opportunities.
Majedi H, Dehghani SS, Soleyman-Jahi S, Tafakhori A, Emami SA, Mireskandari M, Hosseini SM. (2019). Assessment of factors predicting inadequate pain management in chronic pain patients. Anesth Pain Med., 9(6). https://doi.org/10.5812/aapm.97229
This study reflects the risk factors for inadequate pain management (IPM), including healthcare providers and their lack of knowledge regarding pain assessments and caring for patients experiencing pain. This resource also includes a table with patient risk factors associated with IPM, which can be valuable during patient care.
Rababa M, Al-Sabbah S, Abu Zahra T. (2023). Importance of pain assessment, documentation, and education among nurses caring for critically Ill patients: A cross-sectional study. Electron J Gen Med, 20(5), em510. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/13292
This study discusses the importance of educational opportunities for nursing staff. Including the annual competencies required to keep the evidence based information up to date for the care nurses provide. This resource provides study results regarding documentation, assessments, and education that will be helpful with improving pain management.
Schuller K, Buchman S. (2022). A qualitative understanding of nurses’ challenges with pain management. Nursing Outlook, 70(2) 292-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.09.008
This article reflects on the challenges nurses face when taking care of patients experiencing pain, one of the challenges being education and the negative effects it has on nurses. This resource is interesting, bringing up the cause for nurse burnout and why nursing education is so important.