The impact of the nurse-physician professional relationship on nurses' experience of ethical dilemmas in effective pain management

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 276-288

  Van Niekerk, Leesa Micole ^a   Martin, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethical dilemmas; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DRUG USE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036761106     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpnu.2002.129223     Document Type: Article

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