Acute Pain Assessment and Pharmacological Management Practices for the Older Adult With a Hip Fracture: Review of ED Trends

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 312-320

  Herr, Keela ^a   Titler, Marita ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Hip fracture; Pain, acute

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649658001     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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