Journal article
Nurses' Educational Needs for Pain Management of Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: Inadequate knowledge among health care providers is a key barrier to good pain management, and nurses have a major role to provide education to patients. The purpose of this study was to identify nurses' learning needs to prepare patients for managing pain before and after discharge home from cardiac surgery. The overall aim is to develop a pain education intervention for nurses working with cardiac surgical …
Authors
Leegaard M; Watt-Watson J; McGillion M; Costello J; Elgie-Watson J; Partridge K
Journal
The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 312–320
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 2011
DOI
10.1097/jcn.0b013e3181f806bc
ISSN
0889-4655