Name:
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing/Genesis Eldercare: Pain
Audit for Customers with Cognitive Impairment/Dementia
Description:
A pain audit tool used for nursing home patients with cognitive impairment or
dementia.
Category:
Clinical Care Tools — Pain Management
Source:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Hartford Center of Geriatrics
420 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
www.nursing.upenn.edu
or
www.nursing.upenn.edu/centers/hcgne/links.htm
Contact:
Neville Strumpf, PhD,RN
strumpf@nursing.upenn.edu
How the grantee used this instrument:
Pain tracking for customers with cognitive impairment/dementia. Completed at
end of each shift for three consecutive days.
Keywords:
tracking, assessment, pain assessment
To use this tool:
You may print and copy this tool for your own use from the website. Please credit
source.
References:
Developed by Genesis ElderCare. Published with permission from "Innovations
in End-of-Life Care"
To view this tool:
Left click on the download link to view the PDF document in your Web browser.
Right-click on the download link to save the document to your computer.
PDF 116 KB / 1 page (Viewing
PDF files requires downloading and installation of the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader.)
Posted October 2004
University of Pennsylvania overview page
# UP12, type:pain_managment
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