The Experience of the ICNP Francophone Research and Development Centre of Canada with Validating the ICNP® French-Canadian Version.

The mission of the ICNP Francophone Research and Development Centre of Canada is to promote and support the use of the French ICNP® by French-speaking nursing students, health-care workers and health organizations. This paper presents the different steps performed to achieve validation of the ICNP's French-Canadian version, which is now available for its integration into the electronic health-care records.

Postpartum pain relief: a randomized comparison of self-administered medication and standard administration.

Objective: To compare pain relief in postpartum women receiving analgesia administered by nurses with the relief achieved by use of self-administered medication (SAM).

Method: This randomized trial included women in spontaneous or induced labour or admitted for elective Caesarean section (CS). Women were stratified according to the mode of delivery.