The fragmented story of pain: A saga of economic discourse, confusion and lack of holistic assessment in the residential care of older people

Collegian

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-18

  Wylie, Kim ^a   Nebauer, Monica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Funding tool; Older people; Pain; Residential care; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; HOLISTIC NURSING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; HOLISTIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 79651469803     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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