As a head nurse,you are concerned about whether your unit is managing pain well and study the results of a recent patient satisfaction survey very closely.Which of the following findings and approaches might provide useful information for you?
A) Patients find nurses friendly and accessible; data are aggregated for the institution as a whole.
B) Data indicate that nurses are responsive to requests for assistance; data are available for the unit and the institution.
C) Specific questions related to management of comfort are included for the institution as a whole.
D) The survey asks for a range of responses for the unit and the organization, with a focus on facilities, such as cleanliness and responsiveness of administrative services.

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Information related to the institution as a whole may not provide a useful benchmark for your unit in particular.The most useful information consists of data related to your unit,and although the questions might not reflect the quality of pain control achieved,questions related to responsiveness to need provide an indication of how well patients perceive needs,including perhaps those for pain control,being met.

As a Head Nurse,you Are Concerned About Whether Your Unit