Empathizing nursing staff effective in patient satisfaction in pain management, as per a nursing researchers group in the US. The study found that higher numbers of nursing staff were one of the significant factors associated with patients being less likely to report their pain was poorly controlled. The findings further highlight the need for adequate numbers of nursing staff. The study reports that an essential component to improving patients’ satisfaction with pain management is to promote more effective collaboration among medical trainees, hospitalists, and nurses. Nurse staffing and nurse-patient communication are highly predictive of pain management. Sources: Shindul-Rothschild, J., Flanagan, J., Stamp, K.
D., & Read, C. Y. (2017). Beyond the Pain Scale: Provider Communication and Staffing Predictive of Patients’ Satisfaction with Pain Control. Pain Management Nursing. Nursing…
