Pain management: Steps for better care and faster recovery after surgery
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Pain management: Steps for better care and faster recovery after surgery

Lynne Pearce Health journalist

Nurses are vital to good pain management – and their work starts with comprehensive assessment of the patient

For patients having surgery, managing their pain is key to a speedy and full recovery – and nurses play a pivotal role in assessing and treating pain.

Nursing Standard. 34, 9, 67-69. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.9.67.s19

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