Pain Research and Management (Jan 2014)

Pain Prevalence in a Pediatric Hospital: Raising Awareness during Pain Awareness Week

  • Denise Harrison,
  • Cynthia Joly,
  • Christine Chretien,
  • Sarah Cochrane,
  • Jacqueline Ellis,
  • Christine Lamontagne,
  • Vaillancourt Regis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/737692
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. e24 – e30

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Despite the evidence and availability of numerous validated pain assessment tools and pain management strategies for infants and children, their use remains inconsistent in clinical practice.