Nurses' perceptions on pain behaviours among burn patients: A qualitative inquiry in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital

Background: Pain sustained from burns is usually quite severe and has been linked to extreme distress, preventing patients from contributing to their care. Nurses have legal and professional obligations to promptly assess burns pain by using pain assessment tools and by relying on the patient’s beha...

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Main Authors: Linda Tetteh, Lydia Aziato, Gwendolyn Patience Mensah, Emma Kwegyir-Afful, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139121000469

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