Pain assessment in nonverbal children with severe cognitive impairments: The individualized numeric rating scale (INRS)

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-299

  Solodiuk, Jean ^a   Curley, Martha A Q ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZED NUMERIC RATING SCALE; NURSING STAFF; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0043162175     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-5963(03)00090-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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