Search Results - "Muchka, Sandy"

The Assessment of Discomfort in Dementia Protocol by Kovach, Christine R., Noonan, Patricia E., Griffie, Julie, Muchka, Sandy, Weissman, David E.

“…Many people with dementia are unable to clearly or consistently verbalize pain symptoms. The Assessment of Discomfort in Dementia (ADD) Protocol is a…”
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Assessment and Treatment of Discomfort for People with Late-Stage Dementia by Kovach, Christine R, Weissman, David E, Griffie, Julie, Matson, Sandy, Muchka, Sandy

“…People with dementia have often been excluded from pain studies. However, there is evidence supporting that people with dementia experience frequent pain,…”
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Use of the Assessment of Discomfort in Dementia Protocol by Kovach, Christine R., Noonan, Patricia E., Griffie, Julie, Muchka, Sandy, Weissman, David E.

“…The Assessment of Discomfort in Dementia (ADD) Protocol was developed to improve recognition and treatment of physical pain and affective discomfort in people…”
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Acknowledging the ‘Elephant’: Communication in Palliative Care: Speaking the unspeakable when death is imminent by Griffie, Julie, Nelson-Marten, Paula, Muchka, Sandy

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Acknowledging the 'Elephant': Communication in Palliative Care by Griffie, Julie, Nelson-Marten, Paula, Muchka, Sandy

“…Griffie et al present registered professional nurses with communication strategies for addressing death and dying with patients and families. Such discussion…”
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Nurses' Perceptions of Pain Assessment and Treatment in the Cognitively Impaired Elderly: It's Not a Guessing Game by Kovach, Christine R, Griffie, Julie, Muchka, Sandy, Noonan, Patricia E, Weissman, David E

“…The purpose of the study was to describe nurses' perceptions regarding the assessment and treatment of pain in patients with late-stage dementia. Thirty nurses…”
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