Pain Management

A user-friendly Web site on Geriatric Pain -  www.geriatricpain.org -  provides quick and easy access to a wide variety of currently available nursing resources for pain assessment and management, such as education, evidence-based resources and quality improvement. 

The site was created in response to the need for better pain assessment and management in long-term care environments. The site is a one-stop web resource that shares best-practice tools and resources that support recommendations for good pain assessment and management in older adults.

The resources on the Geriatric Pain Web site allow nurses and administrators in long-term care to:

• Enhance pain outcomes for residents and patients
• Access products that will enhance organizational standards for pain outcomes
• Save time identifying and evaluating quality tools
• Access resources easily in a user-friendly environment