title: Ethical dilemmas in pain management.
abstract: Pain management is becoming an increasingly important component of comprehensive wound care. Choices for the best approach in managing the elderly patient with painful wounds can pose ethical dilemmas. Ethical principles such as autonomy, beneficence, and non-maleficence are explored through a case presentation. Suggestions for addressing these ethical dilemmas are examined.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000150:complications*