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Nursing Assessment of Wound-Related Pain: An Italian Learning Survey.
Adv Skin Wound Care
October 2020
Elena Toma, RN, CWSC, CSOC, is Independent Tissue Viability and Ostomy Care Consultant, Rome, Italy. At Sapienza University of Rome, Maria Luisa Veneziano, RN, CSWC, is Professor of Wound Care and Lecturer of Nursing; Lucia Filomeno, DNP, RN, is a nurse, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases; Annalisa Villa, MD, is a physician, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine; Edoardo Rosato, MD, PhD, is Professor, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine; and Giuseppe la Torre, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted September 25, 2019; accepted in revised form January 24, 2020.
Background: Pain is an important symptom in wound management, and the choice of treatment directly affects the patient's quality of life. Pain assessment (PA) is essential for quality wound care and, in Italy, mandatory by law.
Objective: To administer a dedicated learning survey to obtain a better sense of current PA practices, ensure more training, improve procedures, and reduce malpractice.