RT Article
T1 Ethical Implications of Pain Management in a Nursing Home: a discussion
JF Nursing ethics
VO 7
IS 5
SP 392
OP 398
A1 Hicks, Tom J
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2000
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1779439407
AB Pain is the most frequently communicated complaint among elderly people. Discussion of the ethics of pain management in nursing home residents has not appeared in the literature. The purpose of this article is to present an ethically-based pain management action plan for elderly nursing home residents. Nurses empowered with the latest information and cognizant and comfortable with their own views about pain are likely to effectuate a positive patient outcome. Further research will add to the current knowledge base while laying the groundwork for new interventions.
K1 Pain
K1 Nursing Homes
K1 Ethics
DO 10.1177/096973300000700504