Factors influencing pain management by nurses in emergency departments in Central Africa

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 475-476

  Rampanjato, Rasoloherimampiononiaina M ^a   Florence, Mukarugwiza ^a   Patrick, Ndimubanzi C ^a   Finucane, Brendan T ^b  

^a CHUK   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEAR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AFRICA, CENTRAL; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CULTURE; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; NURSES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34447119475     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.045815     Document Type: Article

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