The nursing management of pain in older people.
This article examines the complex skills nurses need to manage pain in older people and the tools that can help quantify a subjective experience. It also examines the pharmacological management of pain and non-pharmacological approaches that can support analgesia and help reduce pain.
Briggs
Emma
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School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000451:nursing
D000700:Analgesics