Evaluation of compliance among nursing staff in administration of prescribed analgesic drugs to critically ill dogs and cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 425-429

  Armitage, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Wetmore, Lois A ^a   Chan, Daniel L ^a   Lindsey, Jane C ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; KETAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION;

ANALGESICS; ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; PAIN; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 23244435962     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.227.425     Document Type: Article

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