Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24 , March 2007

Experiences of Expert Nurses in Caring for Patients with Postoperative Pain

  • Jennifer Richards, MSN, RN, CNRN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jennifer Richards, MSN, RN, CNRN, Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist, 1155 Mill Street, Reno, NV 89502.
    • ,
  • Ann O. Hubbert, PhD, RN, CTN

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PII: S1524-9042(06)00240-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2006.12.003

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24 , March 2007

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