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Evaluation of Numerical Pain Scale Use in the Emergency Department at a Rural Community HospitalCisneros, Martha, Danielson, Jennie, Deleal, Velvet January 2006 (has links)
Class of 2006 Abstract / Objectives: To evaluate the use of the numerical pain scale at the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Emergency Department in adult patients presenting with a chief complaint of pain.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on 299 charts of patients presenting to the emergency department with a chief complaint of pain.
Results: Pain was assessed in 86.2% of 299 patients at triage, 26.4% post-intervention, and 58.2% at discharge. The average pain value reported by patients at triage was 6.3. Subsequent average pain value post-intervention was 4.1 and 2.9 at discharge. The average pain value at triage compared to the average pain value at discharge was statistically different (p<0.05).
Conclusions: Pain assessment using the NRS is not being performed adequately in all patients presenting to the emergency department at SVRHC with a chief complaint of pain.
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