Pain Management Nursing
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 174-187 , December 2009

Use of Three Evidence-Based Postoperative Pain Assessment Practices by Registered Nurses

  • Cathy L. Carlson, PhD, RN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Cathy L. Carlson, School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115

Received 4 March 2008 ,Revised 2 July 2008 ,Accepted 7 July 2008.

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Pain Management Nursing
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