Changing practice: Implementing validated paediatric pain assessment tools

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-176

  Simons, Joan ^a   MacDonald, Louise M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Changing practice; Nurses' knowledge; Pain assessment tools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 33746746585     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493506062555     Document Type: Article

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