Operation practice of the pain nursing team as main of pain resource nurses / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of pain management by pain resource nurse (PRN) attending pain nursing group, and to know the patient′s satisfaction. Methods Advanced practice nurse as the lead of the group. The selection of PRN members in the group was made on merit which all have definite responsibility and like pain nursing, established pain management quality control system in group and training,standardized pain management processes and the regulations, educated knowledge and skills of pain management for PRN. Results Patient satisfaction with pain management increased significantly from 82.0%(496/605) to 97.1%(572/589)(P<0.05). Moderate and serious pain rate of patients decreased significantly from 60.0%to 20.0%(P<0.01). The qualified rate of pain assessment increased from 84.9%(514/605) to 95.1%(560/589)(P<0.05). Conclusions The establishment of pain nursing group can not only improve pain management quality and patients satisfaction, but also improve of PRN′s professional behaviors and development of clinical pain nursing .