title: Assessing pain in people with dementia 2: the nurse's role.
abstract: This is the second in a two-part unit on dementia and pain assessment. The first part examined research on pain in people with dementia and the challenges nurses face with pain assessments. This part explores evidence on the methods and tools available to nurses and other care providers to use in pain assessment. It also outlines some practical implications.
authors: West Lothian healthcare division, NHS Lothian.
authors: Stephen D M
authors: SD
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*