Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Andrew Kikuta; Fauzia Gardezi; Vinita Dubey; Anna Taddio
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 43-48 (2011)
- Subject
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Microbiology
QR1-502
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1712-9532
INTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of a variety of evidence-based interventions, it has previously been reported that the majority of infants and children undergo vaccine injections without the benefit of analgesia. Nurses in public health administer a substantial number of injections; however, their attitudes and practices surrounding acute pain during vaccine injections have not been previously explored.