title: Assessing pain in a confused or nonverbal patient.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCaffery
mesh_terms: D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D003221:Confusion / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010147:Pain Measurement