A nurse-initiated pain protocol in the ED improves pain treatment in patients with acute musculoskeletal pain

• The nurse-initiated pain protocol improved analgesic provision and administration• A high percentage of patients refused to take analgesics• Protocol implementation shortened time to analgesics, especially to first opioid• Mean pain relief increased; with analgesic treatment even up to 2 NRS-points• A high percentage of patients still suffered moderate to severe pain at ED discharge

Source: International Emergency Nursing - February 23, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: JGJ Pierik, SA Berben, MJ IJzerman, MI Gaakeer, FL Van Eenennaam, AB van Vugt, CJM Doggen Source Type: research