Improving assessment of postoperative pain in surgical wards by education and training

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 332-335

  Karlsten, R ^a   Strom K ^a   Gunningberg, L ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; SURGEON; SURGICAL WARD; TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27144494983     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.010330     Document Type: Article

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