An exploration of nurses' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, pain recognition and management in neonates

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-71

  Brown, Suzanne ^a   Timmins, Fiona ^b  

^a Neonatal Intensive Care   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Management; Neonatal pain; Painful stimuli; Recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748651880     PISSN: 13551841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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