How do nurses in specialist palliative care assess and manage breakthrough cancer pain? A multicentre study.

Soden, Katie; Ali, Simone; Alloway, Lara; Barclay, David; Barker, Stephanie; Bird, Lydia; Hall, Lesley; Perkins, Paul

doi:10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.11.528

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How do nurses in specialist palliative care assess and manage breakthrough cancer pain? A multicentre study.

Published in International journal of palliative nursing • Nov 1, 2013

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Katie Soden

Simone Ali

Lara Alloway

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To gain a better understanding of how registered nurses working in specialist palliative care assess and manage breakthrough cancer pain. METHODS: A mixed-methodology study was undertaken in two stages-this paper reports findings from stage two. Anonymous postal questionnaires, designed b...

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