Comfort and Pain Management

 3 paragraph of at least 5 sentences and 3 references not older than 2015. Please use your textbook as, at least, one reference.  

 Book: Eliopoulos, Charlotte; Gerontological Nursing (9th Ed. 2018). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISBN: 978-0-06-000038-7 (9780060000387)

Comfort and Pain Management

With the realization that pain is highly prevalent among older adults, please answer the following questions:

  • What is the prevalence of pain in older adults?
  • How will you, as a nurse, be more aware of pain issues related to older adults and what will you

incorporate into practice?