Bridging Gaps in Pain Management: A Qualitative Study of Nurse Navigator Roles
The findings underscore the potential of NNs to improve pain management through personalized advocacy and care coordination. Integrating NNs into care teams may offer opportunities to enhance outcomes and address systemic barriers. Healthcare organizations should consider investing in formal training, role standardization, and supportive policies to develop NN roles and measure impacts on community-based pain management.
Authors
- Eric J. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3656-9181)
- Fionnuala S. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-2267)
- Marian Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6308-2571)
- Ross Jason Bindler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-2549)
- Michael Coriasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-489X)
- Jennifer Anderson
- Elizabeth Feustel
Institutions
- Washington State University Vancouver (US)
- Washington State University Spokane (US)
- Georgia Highlands College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain Management Nursing
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2025.07.008
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.08