Expanding our understanding, and perhaps our empathy, for a patient's pain

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 11-16

  Alspach, Grif ^a  

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; EDITORIAL; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPREHENSION; CRITICAL CARE; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 77956712212     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2010383     Document Type: Editorial

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