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Nurses' Perspectives On Pain Management In The Emergency Department, Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Nurses' Perspectives On Pain Management In The Emergency Department, Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Over 130 million people seek care in emergency departments (ED) in the United States annually. Most patients who seek treatment in emergency departments are experiencing a painful condition, and as such, ED nurses should have a deep understanding of pain management in the ED. There is limited qualitative research which explores pain management from the nurses’ perspective. The purpose of this study is to describe pain management from the nurse’s perspective. Thorne’s (2005) method of Interpretive Description guided this qualitative inquiry. New knowledge describing the nature of pain management in the ED provides insight into elements which support and impede …