Nursing practices for pain management in hospitals of a city of Santa Catarina

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Pain is the fifth vital sign and requires from health professionals specific skills and knowledge for its management. This study aimed at evaluating nursing practices for pain management in hospitals of a city in Southern Brazil.METHODS:This was a cross-sectional an...

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Main Authors: Anna Geny Batalha Kipel, Selma Cristina Franco, Luciane Aparecida Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
Series:Revista Dor
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132015000300198&lng=en&tlng=en