Evaluation of a nurse-led acute pain service. Can clinical nurse specialists make a difference?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-37

  Mackintosh, Carolyn ^a,c   Bowles, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Halifax General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; PAIN CLINICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0030638909     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025030.x     Document Type: Article

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