Post operative pain experiences of Central Australian Aboriginal women. What do we understand?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-27

  Fenwick, Clare ^a   Stevens, John ^b  

^a Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki   (New Zealand)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal women; Grounded theory; Non Aboriginal nurses; Pain assessment; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SKILL; SURGICAL PATIENT; THEORY;

ANECDOTES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 1542499466     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2004.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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