Competency in managing care in epidural analgesia

Andrew Bird; Nick Allcock; Joanne Cooper

Competency in managing care in epidural analgesia

Andrew Bird, Nick Allcock, Joanne Cooper

Nursing

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Abstract

Epidural analgesia (EA) is effective in providing postoperative pain relief, but has potential complications. An audit was carried out to measure the knowledge, skills and adherence to protocols of nurses deemed competent to care for patients receiving EA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-20
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nursing Times
Volume	109
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - Feb 2013

Keywords

analgesia
epidural
nursing protocols
audit

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