Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of nursing strategies to improve cancer pain management on hospital readmission for uncontrolled pain. Strategies include implementing a pain resource nurse program (PRN), making pain management a focus in the continuous quality improvement process of the institution and creating a supportive care service. Admissions were compared before and after implementation of the strategies. Results for 1989 to 1990 revealed 5772 total admission with 4.4% (255) admissions for uncontrolled pain; results for 1992 to 1993 revealed 4066 total admissions with 3.0% (121) admissions for uncontrolled pain. Findings indicate that strategies were effective in reducing the number of readmissions for uncontrolled pain.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 673-682 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | The Nursing clinics of North America |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Dec 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing