Nurses’ knowledge of pain management: Implications for staff education

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 228-235

  Cason, Carolyn L ^a,b   Jones, Terry ^b   Brock, Jackie ^b   Maese, Peter ^c   Milligan, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Kyle Medical Center Family Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurses knowledge of pain; Pain; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033223266     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-199911000-00001     Document Type: Article

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