Factors influencing nurses’ pain assessment and management of road traffic casualties: a qualitative study at a military hospital in Ghana
Thomas Kwame Tata,
Lillian Akorfa Ohene,
Gladys Akorfa Dzansi
et al.
Abstract:Background
Evidence shows that patients who visit the surgical and trauma emergency units may be discharged with untreated or increased pain levels. This study explored nurses’ pain assessment and management approaches at a trauma-surgical emergency unit in Ghana.
Methods
Seventeen nurses who work in the trauma department participated in this qualitative exploratory descriptive study. In-depth individual interviews were conducted, and the thematic … Show more
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