Pain Management Documentation Quality as a Reflection of Nurses' Clinical Judgment

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-231

  Samuels, Joanne G ^a   Fetzer, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Clinical judgment; Documentation; Pain; Pain management; Pain management documentation; Pain quality

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; JUDGMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69449095874     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318194fcec     Document Type: Article

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