The role of the nurse consultant in managing paediatric pain.
The role of nurse consultant is still fairly new, with many nurses unclear about where the job sits in the nursing hierarchy and what it involves. This paper describes the role of the first nurse consultant for paediatric pain in the UK, which involves specialist patient care, education, audit, research and providing guidance to other professionals.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*