Knowledge and attitudes about cancer pain management: A national survey of Italian oncology nurses

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-279

  Bernardi, Matteo ^a   Catania, Gianluca ^b   Lambert, Annie ^b   Tridello, Gloria ^a   Luzzani, Massimo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c SC Riabilitazione Tp Antalgica e Cure palliative ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cancer; Knowledge; Nurses; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34447284522     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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