title: Pain and leukemia: the stories of three children.
abstract: The stories of the pain experience of three children with acute leukemia during the first year after diagnosis are presented in this report. To provide a broad picture, children who represent various characteristics were selected: ages 6, 9, and 15 years; two male and one female; two Latino and one Caucasian; two English-speaking and one Spanish; two with acute lymphocytic leukemia and one with acute myelocytic leukemia. Consideration of the disease, procedures, treatment, and normal childhood pain experiences will provide the nurse who cares for these children guidance in knowing why and when pain may occur, which will lead to timely interventions for the pain.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University School of Nursing, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bossert
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Cleve
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adlard
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Savedra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing