Unique pain management staff education program in a community hospital

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 498-503

  Ravnan, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Education; Pain management; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; HYDROXYZINE; IBUPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NAPROXEN; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET; PETHIDINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SALSALATE; SENOKOT; SULINDAC;

CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 0034081675     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001857870003500510     Document Type: Review

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