Using quality improvement to address pain management practices in nursing homes

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-277

  Horner, Janice K ^a   Hanson, Laura C ^a,b   Wood, Deborah ^a   Silver, Andrew G ^a   Reynolds, Kimberly S ^b  

^a Medical Review of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Pain assessment; Pain management; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 25144468083     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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