Development of an outcome measure to document pain relief for home hospice patients: A collaboration between nursing education and practice

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 343-351

  Lehna, Carlee ^a   Seck, Linda ^b   Churches, Sheri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Arbor Hospice and Home Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING RECORDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032196953     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990919801500608     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. The changing face of hospice: Interview with Ira Byock, MD. Caring. 1995;14(11): 7, 9-11.
2. Industry leadership forum recommends strategies for the future. Caring. 1995;14(10): 40-46, 48, 50.
3. Lehna C, Byrne A: An example of a successful collaboration effort between a nurse educator and a hospice clinical nurse specialist/director. J Prof Nurs. 1995;11:175-182.
4. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: AHPRA guidelines for pain relief. Rockville, Maryland, Department of Health and Human Services, 1994.
5. McCaffrey M: How would you respond to these patients in pain? Nursing '91. 1991;21(6): 34-37.
6. Ferrell BR, Eberts MT, McCaffrey M, et al: Clinical decision making and pain. Cancer Nurs. 1991;14:289-297.
7. Lee DS, McPherson ML, Zuckerman IH: Quality assurance: Documentation of pain assessment in hospice patients. The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care. 1992;9(1): 38-43.
8. Harrison A: Assessing patients' pain: Identifying reasons for error. J Adv Nurs. 1991;16:1018-1025.
9. Forrest J: Assessment of acute and chronic pain in older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 1995;21(10): 15-20.
10. Herr KA, Mobily P: Comparison of selected pain assessment tools for use with elderly. Appl Nurs Res. 1993;6:39-46.
11. Micek W, Berry L, Gilski D, et al: Patient outcomes, the link between nursing diagnoses and interventions. JONA. 1996;26:29-35.
12. American Pain Society Quality of Care Committee: Quality improvement guidelines for the treatment of acute pain and cancer pain. JAMA. 1995;274:1874-1881.
13. McGuire DB: The measurement of clinical pain. Nurs Res. 1984;33:152-156.
14. Spratto GS, Woods AL: Delmar's A-Z, ADR-98. Albany, New York, Delmar Publishers, 1998.