Quality Improvement Initiative for Chronic Pain Assessment and Management in the Nursing Home: A Pilot Study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 246-253

  Buhr, Gwendolen T ^a,b   White, Heidi K ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing homes; pain; pain measurement; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICAL NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REGISTERED NURSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646351268     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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