Enhancing Nurses' Pain Assessment to Improve Patient Satisfaction

Diana L Schroeder1, Leslie A Hoffman, Marie Fioravanti

  • 1Diana L. Schroeder, DNP, RN, Assistant Professor, Nursing Division, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA. Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD, RN, Professor Emeritus, Acute and Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. Marie Fioravanti, DNP, RN, Assistant Professor, Acute and Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. Deborah Poskus Medley RN-BC, MSN, CCRN, Nursing Education, Excela Health Westmoreland, Greensburg, PA. Thomas G. Zullo, PhD, Professor, Emeritus, Acute and Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. Patricia K. Tuite, PhD, RN, MSN, Assistant Professor, Acute and Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA.

Orthopedic Nursing
|March 31, 2016
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