Paediatric pain assessment: Differences between triage nurse, child and parent

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Rajasagaram, Umadevan ^a   Taylor, David McD ^a   Braitberg, George ^b   Pearsell, James P ^a   Capp, Bronwyn A ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Paediatric; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE; VICTORIA;

EID: 65349178331     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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