Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 312-320 , July 2009

Acute Pain Assessment and Pharmacological Management Practices for the Older Adult With a Hip Fracture: Review of ED Trends

  • Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF, 452 NB, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
    • ,
  • Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN

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 Earn Up to 8 CE Hours. See page 395.

 Financial support of this project was provided by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (Marita Titler, Principal Investigator; R01 HS10482).

PII: S0099-1767(08)00419-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.08.006

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 312-320 , July 2009

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