Nonpharmacological methods in relieving children's postoperative pain: A survey on hospital nurses in Finland

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 483-492

  Pölkki, Tarja ^a   Vehviläinen Julkunen, Katri ^a   Pietilä, Anna Maija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child; Nonpharmacological methods; Nursing; Pain management; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035347485     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01777.x     Document Type: Article

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