title: Managing cancer pain: content and scope of an educational program for nurses who work in predominantly rural areas.
abstract: A great deal of effort is being expended at national, state and local levels to improve cancer pain management in the United States. The fact that cancer patients continue to experience "unrelieved pain" is of concern to professional caregivers and families, as well as to the patients themselves. This article describes the content and scope of an educational program for nurses who work in predominantly rural areas. Content of the program and the evaluation process are described in detail in order to provide other caregivers with a model that could be implemented in similar settings.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Blau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Germino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toomey
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012423:Rural Health; D014481:United States