Unresolved pain in children: A relational ethics perspective

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 695-704

  Olmstead, Deborah L ^a   Scott, Shannon D ^a   Austin, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; knowledge translation; professional ethics; undermanaged pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ETHICAL RELATIVISM; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 78649572287     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733010378932     Document Type: Article

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