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Source: Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
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Pain Assessment and Management in Critically Ill Older Adults
Older adults comprise approximately 50% of patients admitted to critical care units in the United States. This population is particularly susceptible to multiple morbidities that can be exacerbated by confounding factors like age-related safety risks, polypharmacy, poor nutrition, and social isolation. The elderly are particularly vulnerable to health conditions (heart disease, stroke, and diabetes) that put them at greater risk of morbidity and mortality. When an older adult presents to the emergency department with 1 or more of these life-altering diagnoses, an admission to the intensive care unit is often inevitable. Pa...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Quarterly - June 4, 2015 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
