Soft on sticks: An evidence-based practice approach to reduce children's needlestick pain

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 208-215

  Jeffs, Debra ^a   Wright, Carol ^a   Scott, Angela ^a   Kaye, Joanne ^a   Green, Angela ^a   Huett, Amy ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

children; evidence based practice; needlesticks; nonpharmacologic; pain; pharmacologic; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEEDLE; NEWBORN; NURSING; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEEDLES; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUCROSE;

EID: 79958813561     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31820e11de     Document Type: Article

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