The nature of informal pain questioning by nurses - A barrier to post-operative pain management?

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-17

  Schafheutle, Ellen I ^a   Cantrill, Judith A ^a   Noyce, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nurses; Observation; Pain assessment; Pain management; Pain questioning behaviour; Post operative pain; Survey; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1342344177     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAR.0000013463.71559.3d     Document Type: Article

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