Nurses' Opinions on Appropriate Administration of PRN Range Opioid Analgesic Orders for Acute Pain

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-140

  Gordon, Debra B ^a   Pellino, Teresa A ^a   Higgins, Gerry Ann ^b   Pasero, Chris ^c   Murphy Ende, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Pain Management Education and Clinical Consultancy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48949093036     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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