My Pain is Undertreated:
The Resident's Perspective
Order# RP107
resident interviews
23 minutes
$150 purchase; $75 rental
With increased awareness of pain management, it's surprising to walk through the halls of a nursing home and still hear moaning and voices calling out in pain. Their pain results in sleep deprivation, depression, anxiety, agitation, decline in functional status and lower overall quality of care.
Residents relate their experiences with raw emotional intensity. "Sometimes it's so bad, I hear my self shouting out," says one resident. Another resident adds, "tears just keep rolling down my face, I never thought I would cry from pain."
Topics: observing and reporting pain
Audience: home health aides and nursing staff in long-term care, assisted living and adult day care programs.