Understanding and managing burn pain: Part 1

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 48-56

  Connor Ballard, Patricia A ^a,b  

^a Inova Learning Network

^b BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESIA; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DEBRIDEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SKIN CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESIA; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE;

EID: 64049106000     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000348604.47231.68     Document Type: Article

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