Consensus Guidelines for Assessment and Comprehensive Outcomes Evaluation in Rural Pain Clinics
Recent advancements in nurse anesthesiology fellowship training programs have helped to establish advanced pain management services for rural communities. Consensus guidelines to direct the rural provider toward the most valid and reliable measures for pain assessment and functional outcomes evaluation are not presently available. The primary aim of this initiative was to establish consensus guidelines for a comprehensive outcome evaluation program with specific time intervals for assessments that can be utilized by all rural pain clinics.
Source: Pain Management Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Sarah Campbell, Karissa Knox, Sarah Lazarus, John Maye Tags: Quality Improvement Source Type: research
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