Nurses' perceived barriers to and facilitators of pain assessment and management in critical care patients: a systematic review

Abstract

Background:Pain is a prevalent issue among critically sick cases, with inadequate management of pain documented even though the implementation of pharmaceutical and/or nonpharmacological treatments. Research has demonstrated that the knowledge and attitudes of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses might affect pain evaluation and treatment. Furthermore, obstacles to evaluating and managing pain in the intensive care units, categorized as nurse-related, physician-related, system-related, or patient-related, can influence intensive care unit nurses' conduct regarding pain evaluation and treatment.