Pain assessment and management practices in children following surgery of the lower limb

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 118-128

  Shrestha Ranjit, Jaga Maya ^a   Manias, Elizabeth ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Children; Fracture; Nursing; Pain assessment; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 73149118449     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03068.x     Document Type: Article

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