The pain experience of inpatients in a teaching hospital: revisiting a strategic priority.

For hospital executives and clinicians to improve pain management, organizations must examine the current pain experience of in-patients beyond simply measuring patient satisfaction. The aim of this study was to quantify the prevalence of pain among adult in-patients and the degree of interference pain had on daily activities. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was undertaken in a 530 bed tertiary care, teaching hospital in central Canada.

Characteristics of women with continued use of vaginal pessaries.

Vaginal pessaries have been shown to be a safe, effective treatment for pelvic organ prolapse, and in some cases, female urinary incontinence. There are limited data that predict long-term pessary use; therefore, the aim of this retrospective, exploratory study was to describe selected characteristics of women using a pessary for 12 months or longer in a nurse-run clinic.

Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management in hospitalized adults.

Background: Pain management is a key component of patient satisfaction and well-being in acute care settings. Nurses spend more time with patients than any other members of the health care team and play a major role in pain management.

Methods: This descriptive study in an urban tertiary care hospital explored the knowledge and attitudes of registered nurses regarding pain management.

What do nurses know about postoperative nausea and vomiting?

Postoperative nausea and vomiting continues to be a distressing problem despite the availability of new information. Identifying gaps in nursing knowledge and then creating a culture of learning is one way to address these potentially harmful symptoms.

Urinary drainage following continence surgery: development of Canadian best practice guidelines.

Introduction: Researchers evaluated the impact of a new algorithm for postoperative catheter removal with women who underwent surgery for stress incontinence.

Objective: This study aimed to improve the postoperative process by developing practice guidelines for urinary drainage after surgery for urinary stress incontinence in a female population.

Method: The quality improvement study collected 2 years of retrospective data and 1 year of prospective data on all women who had surgery for stress incontinence.

RETIRED: The use of first trimester ultrasound.

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