Pain in the Older Adult: An Imperative Across All Health Care Settings

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages S1-S10

  Herr, Keela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANALGESIA; BENCHMARKING; COGNITION DISORDERS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956220653     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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