Pediatric nurses' postoperative pain management practices: An observational study

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 189-201

  Twycross, Alison ^a   Finley, G Allen ^b   Latimer, Margot ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pain assessment; Pediatric pain; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRIC PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEDIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 84880036350     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12026     Document Type: Article

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