Improving pain management by nurses: A pilot peer intervention program

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-45

  Edwards, Helen E ^a   Nash, Robyn E ^a   Yates, Patsy M ^a   Walsh, Anne M ^a   Fentiman, Belinda J ^a   McDowell, Jan K ^a   Skerman, Helen M ^a   Najman, Jake M ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge; P.r.n. narcotic analgesia; Pain management; Peer Intervention Program; Peer support; Surgical nurses' attitudes; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN; PEER GROUP; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CONCEPT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034833628     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2001.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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