Nurses' Perceptions of Children's Pain: A Pilot Study of Cognitive Representations

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-301

  Van Hulle Vincent, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; cognitive representations; nurses; pain

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL CONTENT COGNITIVE MAP; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG USE; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER; REGISTERED NURSE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33847367171     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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