Pain management: Ethical issues for the perianesthesia nurse

Acute Pain Management

“…All health care providers who provide patient care should have a substantial knowledge of pain management. 16,17,[30][31][32][33][34][35] Although the increasing public awareness of pain as well as the right of the patient to receive adequate pain management has improved acute pain management in the existing health care system, rational and safe use of pharmacological methods still requires significant im- Figure 1. Acute pain transmission.…”