There was no significant association between a nursing home’s ownership status and pain among residents living with dementia, according to a February study published in Pain Management Nursing.

You are a nurse practitioner in a nursing home. A staff member asks you to assess Mrs. B, a 90-year-old with mild dementia who is “not ...

Adults self-report their pain on a one to 10 numerical score, while children can point to an equivalent face scale - from a green smiling face to a red crying face - to indicate their pain. Newborns, ...

Background. Nurses are often advocates for patients in pain who are unable to engage in self-advocacy at such a difficult time. Although this role is an expected responsibility of the nurse, there is ...

Pain management training enabled medical staff to accurately assess the level of pain and to provide effective pain relief through timely dispensation of medication. Patients with good knowledge of ...