Practices and perceptions regarding pain and pain management during routine childhood immunizations: Findings from a focus-group study with nurses working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 43-48

  Kikuta, Andrew ^a   Gardezi, Fauzia ^b   Dubey, Vinita ^c   Taddio, Anna ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunization; Infants children nurses; Pain management

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; IBUPROFEN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PARACETAMOL; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILDHOOD; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEAR; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEEDLE; NOCICEPTION; NURSE; NURSING PRACTICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 79959942953     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/381864     Document Type: Article

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