Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 3

You are the new unit manager on a hospice unit that is part of a long-termcare facility.While reviewing documented nursing assessments, you note that painintensity scores (0 to 10) are recorded for some residents, although for others, a mixof methods is used to evaluate pain. What is the evidence base for pain assessment inpalliative care? Identify the criteria used to evaluate the strength of the evidence forthis practice. How will you evaluate the implementation of a new tool or tools?