Fever management: Paediatric nurses' knowledge, attitudes and influencing factors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 453-464

  Walsh, Anne M ^a   Edwards, Helen E ^a   Courtney, Mary D ^a   Wilson, Jenny E ^b   Monaghan, Sarah J ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Fever management; Medication; Nursing; Paediatrics; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SELF REPORT; WARD;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRIC NURSING; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 14844344505     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03318.x     Document Type: Review

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