“Ali has played a crucial part in our department. We have all been much more involved in supporting nursing in any endeavor, and particularly in pain management. This is a multi-disciplinary approach. During rounding the nurse plays an essential role in letting the team know that the patient’s pain control …

"This is when we ask, ‘Is the patient’s pain managed? If not, then the pharmacist plays a useful role in recommending additional options to the nurse, so she can ask the attending physician whether the medication could be changed to one that is higher in strength and potency.”