Reducing time to analgesia in the emergency department using a nurse-initiated pain protocol: A before-and-after study

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-37

  Finn, Judith C ^a,b,c,d   Rae, Amanda ^e   Gibson, Nick ^a   Swift, Roger ^c   Watters, Tamara ^f   Jacobs, Ian G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ST JOHN AMBULANCE WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Nickol Bay Hospital   (Australia)

^f Fremantle Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency nursing; Pain relief

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN MANAGEMENT; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873137211     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2012.43.1.29     Document Type: Article

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