Revisiting the Pain Resource Nurse Role in Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Changes for Pain Assessment and Management

Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing
Emily AllenKylie McCullough

Abstract

Effective pain management is unlikely to occur without consistent and timely assessments. To improve assessment and management of pain, ward-based pain resource nurses were introduced in 2007 to facilitate hospital-wide evidence-based practice changes using three key targets. One-year post implementation of this quality improvement project, promising results were revealed. The purpose of this study, 8 years post implementation, was to (a) evaluate sustained practice improvements in pain assessment and management, (b) assess current pain resource nurse knowledge and attitudes to pain, (c) explore characteristics of the pain resource nurse role, as well as (d) any perceived contextual changes regarding study findings. A mixed-methods approach was used to address study aims. Quantitative data were collected from documentation audits and a "Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain." Qualitative interviews explored the characteristics of the pain resource nurse role, and a focus group discussion explored the context of change. Significant improvements were observed for the documentation of pain scores on admission and for each nursing shift. Survey results highlighted potential knowledge deficits in key practice areas, even tho...Continue Reading

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