Table 2.

Nurses' Pain Ratings and Morphine Doses for Vignettes (Virtual Human and Written)

Pain Care Outcome	Vignettes			N	Range	Mean	SD
	Vignette Type	Behavior	Diagnosis
Pain Rating (0 - 10)	Virtual	Smiling	Sickle Cell	40	0 - 8	4.94	2.89
			Surgery	40	0 - 8	4.49	2.94
		Grimacing	Sickle Cell	40	2 - 9	6.24	2.01
			Surgery	40	2 - 9	6.45	1.88
	Written	Smiling	Sickle Cell	39	0 - 8	5.05	2.81
			Surgery	39	0 - 8	4.82	2.78
		Grimacing	Sickle Cell	38	4 - 9	7.16	1.39
			Surgery	38	4 - 9	7.16	1.46
Morphine Dose (0 - 3 milligrams)	Virtual	Smiling	Sickle Cell	40	0 - 3	1.11	1.29
			Surgery	40	0 - 3	0.73	1.06
		Grimacing	Sickle Cell	40	0 - 3	1.81	1.20
			Surgery	38	0 - 3	1.70	1.16
	Written	Smiling	Sickle Cell	39	0 - 3	1.51	1.19
			Surgery	39	0 - 3	1.59	1.16
		Grimacing	Sickle Cell	39	1 - 3	2.49	0.72
			Surgery	39	1 - 3	2.46	0.72