Improving nursing home staff knowledge and attitudes about pain

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-478

  Jones, Katherine R ^a   Fink, Regina ^b   Pepper, Ginny ^c   Hutt, Evelyn ^d   Vojir, Carol P ^d   Scott, Jill ^e   Clark, Lauren ^d   Mellis, Karen ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Nursing homes; Pain; Staff knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PAIN; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 4344713953     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.4.469     Document Type: Article

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