“…Such actions are in line with ethical principles of assistance 18 . Authors report that adequate management of painful patients partially depends on nursing team evaluation, because they continuously assist patients, increasing the possibility of noticing pain complaints and promptly using resources to minimize it 12,19 . Understanding and adequately recording pain particularities, such as site, onset, intensity, duration, nature, pattern, periodicity, sensory and affective qualities of patients, improvement/worsening factors, its meaning for patients and their families, interference in daily life activities, in affective relationships and in work, expectations with regard to the disease and its treatment, normal behavior in stress situations, and types and results of previous treatments, will allow the evaluator to understand the presentation and relate it to initial etiology or trauma, aiming at preventing or decreasing possible complications, and also at promoting therapy adjustments when necessary 1,20 .…”