Neonatal intensive care nurses’ assessment of preterm infants’ pain and sedation: inter-rater reliability of the neonatal pain, agitation, and sedation scale
NICU nurses must improve their N-PASS assessment skills for both pain and sedation. NICU nurse managers should prioritize improving these competencies to improve pain experiences and ensure adequate sedation, given their significant impact on short- and long-term outcomes in preterm infants.
Authors
- Selvinaz Albayrak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2531-8341)
- Melike Yayla
- Elif Şen
- Zehra Kan Öntürk
Institutions
- Istinye University (TR)
- Kent Hastanesi (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1639511
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00