Ostomy Care: PDF OnlyChronic Pain Management in the Home Care SettingBohnet, Nancy L. RN, MN, FAANAuthor Information president and chief executive officer. Home Health Services Foundation, Inc., Butler, Pennsylvania, and adjunct faculty member, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Nursing, Pittsburgh Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing: May 1995 - Volume 22 - Issue 3 - p 135-139 Buy Abstract A significant number of patients with chronlc pain are eared for In the home setting. The home health nurse can play a key role In the home-based management of chronic pain, assessing the pain and Its Impact on the patient and family, communicating with the consulting physician, and coordinating a pain management program In the home. This article provides an overview of the evaluation and treatment of chronic, cancer related pain In the home setting. Copyright © 1995 by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
