Nursing knowledge and assessment skills in the management of patients receiving analgesia via epidural infusion

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 522-531

  Bird, Annette ^a   Wallis, Marianne ^b  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bromage score; Clinical decision making; Education; Epidural analgesia; Motor blockade; Nursing knowledge; Pain management; Sensory

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0036885009     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02409.x     Document Type: Article

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