Nursing assistants' use of best practices and pain in older adults living in nursing homes.

Yuting SongSascha BoltTrina ThornePeter NortonJeff PossFangfang FuJanet SquiresGreta CummingsCarole A Estabrooks

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)

We observed that higher unit-level best practice use among nursing assistants was associated with mild resident pain. This association warrants further research to identify key individual and organizational factors that promote effective pain assessment and management.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
healthcare
pain management
quality improvement
neuropathic pain
primary care
mental health
patient safety
spinal cord
spinal cord injury