In Brief Are you prepared for the challenge of managing your patient's pain? These startling survey findings reveal what nurses know—and don't know—about assessing and treating pain. In January, we invited nurses to participate in a survey on pain management practices. Based on an overwhelming response, this report reveals what nurses know about controlling pain and how much more they need to learn.
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McCaffery et al. (2002) studied this question.