Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding children's pain

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-183

  Vincent, Catherine Van Hulle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Knowledge; Nursing care; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NURSE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PAIN; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 19044385794     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200505000-00005     Document Type: Article

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