A Comparative Study of Knowledge of Pain Management in Certified and Non-Certified Oncology Nurses

Over 1.4 million people are diagnosed with cancer annually. Of those people, 70-90% experience some form of pain. Numerous efforts have been made to educate nurses in the management of pain, yet 30-50% of cancer patients report that their pain is poorly managed. It is not clear whether nurses who ob...

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Main Author: LaLande, Sherrie A
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2010
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1692
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2691&context=etd