Strategies of pain assessment used by nurses on surgical units

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-9

  Kim, Hesook Suzie ^a,c   Schwartz Barcott, Donna ^a   Tracy, Susanne M ^a   Fortin, Jacqueline D ^a   Sjöström, Björn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CUES; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; KINESICS; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 19144369317     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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