An Exploration of Pain Documentation for People Living with Dementia in Aged Care Services

Pain in people with dementia is a common occurrence. Providing evidence-based pain management for people with dementia in residential aged care services is imperative to providing quality care. However, it remains unclear from current research how various aged care staff (Registered Nurses (RNs), Enrolled Nurses (ENs), Personal Care Assistants (PCAs)) engage at specific points of the pain management pathway. With structural changes to the residential aged care workforce over the past two decades, understanding the relative contributions of these aged care staff to pain management practices is crucial for future practice development.

Source: Pain Management Nursing - May 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Sharon M. Andrews, Joanna F. Dipnall, Rumbidzai Tichawangana, Kathryn J. Hayes, Janna Anneke Fitzgerald, Philip Siddall, Christopher Poulos, Colm Cunningham Tags: Original Article Source Type: research