Effect of Behavioral Pain Monitoring Scale by Nurses on Pain Relief Care in ICU Patients

Aim:  Effect of Behavioral Pain Monitoring Scale by Nurses on Pain Relief Care in ICU Patients Introduction: Today, the pain of the fifth vital sign is important. In patients with decreased consciousness, it is often difficult to detect pain due to the existence of communication barriers. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Nurses' BPS scale on pain relief in ICU patients. Methods: This semi-experimental single-group study was conducted with the participation of 68 nurses in the intensive care unit of Hamadan hospitals selected by census sampling method. The ability to diagnose pain and determine its severity in patients, and pain management methods used by nurses, were evaluated based on the form of evaluation of pain relief before and after the training of behavioral pain monitoring. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The findings showed that after the intervention, the frequency of use of pain relief methods increased from 625 to 1222, and the use of non-pharmacological pain relief also increased significantly (P< 0/001). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that BPS scale has been effective in detecting and monitoring pain in patients with decreased consciousness.