Profiling the 'pain-aware' nurse: Acute care nurses' attitudes and knowledge concerning adult pain management

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 27-32

  Jastrzab, Grazyna ^a   Fairbrother, Greg ^a   Kerr, Susie ^a   Mcinerney, Marita ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Nurses' knowledge; Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 39849098886     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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