Nurses' knowledge about equianalgesia and opioid dosing

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-212

  Ferrell, Betty Rolling ^a   McCaffery, Margo ^b  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nursing Care of Patients with Pain   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakthrough doses; Cancer pain; Eqaianalgesia; Extended release morphine; Nurses' knowledge; Opioids; Titration; Transdermal fentanyl

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE NAPSILATE; DEZOCINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVORPHANOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALBUPHINE; NOSE SPRAY; OPIATE AGONIST; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE; PERCOCET; PETHIDINE; TYLOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY;

EID: 0030925737     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199706000-00006     Document Type: Article

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