title: Epidural analgesia: educating patients and nurses.
abstract: Epidural analgesia is used increasingly in operating theatres, delivery suites and intensive care units to manage post-operative pain. This article examines the importance of education in implementing a new procedure and explores the role of the anaesthetic nurse specialist.
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authors.lastname: Strathern
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000451:nursing*; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care