Context Matters for  Nurses Leading Pain Improvement in U.S. Hospitals

Background: Pain continues to be a problem in hospitalized patients. Contextual factors contribute to the success of pain quality improvement efforts. Aims: This paper describes nurse team leaders ’ perceptions of organizational context and factors perceived to help and hinder the process of leading a unit-based improvement effort focused on pain. Design: Qualitative descriptive design. Setting: Interviews took place over the telephone. Participants: Nurses from 106 hospitals across the Uni ted States.
Source: Pain Management Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research