Ethical Implications of Pain Management in a Nursing Home: a discussion
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 residen...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage
2000
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Nursing ethics
Jahr: 2000, Band: 7, Heft: 5, Seiten: 392-398 |
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Ethics
B Nursing Homes B Pain |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/096973300000700504 |