An Australian Audit of ED Pain Management Patterns

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-274

  Fry, Margaret ^a   Bennetts, Scott ^a   Huckson, Sue ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Emergency care; Pain audit; Pain management; Survey tool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TRIAGE;

EID: 79955602721     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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