A review of postoperative pain assessment records of nurses

- Documentation is important as a means of monitoring the quality of pain.
- We found that the postoperative pain was not assessed properly as recommended in the acute pain guidelines.
- In contrast to postoperative pain guidelines, nearly half of the all analgesic injections were administered by intramuscular route.
- No non- pharmacological intervention was reported in the nursing records.
- Nurses should increase the awareness on the pain assessment records for effective pain management.