Evidence-based sickle cell pain management in the emergency department

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 102-111

  Odesina, Victoria ^a   Bellini, Sandra ^f   Leger, Robin ^b   Bona, Robert ^b   Delaney, Colleen ^f   Andemariam, Biree ^d   Bacarro, Nancy ^d   Lundquist, Kathleen ^c   Donahoe, Sandra P ^e   D'Angelo, Susan ^c   Gorenbeyn, Aleksandr ^b   Goodrich, Sueellen ^b   Tafas, Cheryl D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic ^*  (United States)

^c NEAG Comprehensive Cancer Center   (United States)

^d Emergency Department   (United States)

^e Hospital Administrative Services   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurses; Emergency department; Evidence based care; Levine's theory; Quality improvement; Sickle cell pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951994843     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e3181da588c     Document Type: Article

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