Table 5 Pain assessment practices and documentation for pain management of critically ill patients
Type of practice | Number of nurses (%) |
|---|---|
1. Occasion of pain assessment | |
In every round | 75 (39.3) |
On selected occasions | 95 (49.7) |
On rare occasions | 21 (11) |
2. Which of the following items do you check when assessing pain? | |
Location | 139 (72.8) |
Quality | 139 (72.8) |
Related factor | 132 (69.1) |
Severity | 164 (85.9) |
Timing | 118 (61.8) |
3. Documentation of pain assessment | 152 (79.6) |