Nursing attitudes and beliefs in pain assessment and management

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 412-421

  Layman Young, Jennifer ^a   Horton, Faith M ^b   Davidhizar, Ruth ^c  

^a Lakeland Regional Health System   (United States)

^b Post Surgical Unit   (United States)

^c BETHEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Caregivers; Management; Nurses; Outcomes; Pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645131479     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03735.x     Document Type: Article

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