Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicated
Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care
by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
March 06, 2018
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Nurses are on the front lines of pain management following patient surgeries. But one of the biggest barriers they face is the competing demand for their time, according to a new study presented here at this year's Scientific Summit of the American Pain Society.
Led by Tami Chambers, MSN, and John Shepler, MD, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, they found that nearly all surgical nurses (98%) surveyed reported over half their time was spent taking care of patients with pain.
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