Initiating and Sustaining a Standardized Pain Management Program in Long-Term Care Facilities

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 347-353

  Keeney, Cynthia E ^a   Scharfenberger, Jennifer A ^a   O'Brien, James G ^a   Looney, Stephen ^b   Pfeifer, Mark P ^a   Hermann, Carla P ^c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

geriatrics; long term care; nursing homes; pain assessment; Pain management; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 44449087288     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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