Laurel G Lambert, Yunhee Chang, Jennifer Varner, Ann Monroe
Allowing and Using Foods of Low Nutritional Value in Elementary School Classrooms: The Implications of Teachers' Beliefs
Journal of nutrition education and behavior
understand nurses knowledge beliefs experiences affect pain management practices hospitalised persons living dementia plwd naturalistic inquiry using qualitative descriptive design semistructured interviews conducted 12 registered nurses worked one acute care hospital southern california october november 2022 data analysed using content analysis identify themes two themes developed improvising pain assessment included pain documented administration hesitancy referring nurses concerns plwds confusion nurses described challenges assessing pain hospitalised plwd particularly nonverbal andor demonstrating responsive behaviours nurses years experience dementia stigma unconscious biases affected nurses pain management practices study findings highlight complex challenges pain management hospitalised plwd exacerbated nurses knowledge deficits negative stereotypical beliefs dementia stigma unconscious biases towards older people contributes undermanaged pain hospitalised plwd comprehensive strategy using implementation framework needed address nurses knowledge gaps unconscious bias dementia stigma techniques enhance communication skills suggested building foundation areas would improve pain management hospitalised plwd improving pain management hospitalised plwd would improve quality life decrease hospital length stay prevent readmissions improve nurse satisfaction study adhered consolidated criteria reporting qualitative research coreq improving pain management hospitalised plwd would prevent long term confusion episodes delirium improve quality life recover acute illness required hospital care