Abstract
This article describes the use of nursing art to solve problems related to the management of pain in cognitively impaired persons who live in nursing homes. The result of naturalistic inquiry, the Model of Sequential Trials arose from a qualitative study of the beliefs, experiences, and behaviors of nurses managing pain in this context. The model illustrates a strategic process of evaluation, trials, reevaluation, and repeated trials that demonstrates the rationale and process underlying nursing management of pain. Future research is needed to evaluate the model's usefulness in other practice settings and in teaching clinical decision making.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 175-184 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Alzheimer's Care Quarterly |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jul 2006 |
Keywords
- Clinical decision making
- Cognitive impairment
- Nursing art
- Pain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology