Assessing and Treating Pain in the Cognitively Impaired Geriatric Home Care Patient.
Deborah Hale, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse at Optimal Care Inc., Bingham Farms, Michigan. Katherine Marshall, DNP, PMHCNS-BC, NP, CNE, is an Advanced Practice Nurse, Optimal Care Inc, and Faculty, College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid