Effects of a Quality Improvement Program in Acute Care Evaluated by Patients, Nurses, and Physicians

Hospitalized patients have a right to be assessed for pain and receive optimal pain management, but inadequate pain management is still widely prevalent. Different quality improvement (QI) approaches have been used to improve patients' experience of pain, with varied results. The aim of this study was to implement a QI program and evaluate its effects on pain management routines in acute care, experienced by patients, nurses, and physicians. A...