Abstract
Pain is a significant problem for nursing home residents, yet its assessment is complex. Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) spend significant time with residents, but their role in understanding residents' pain is largely unexplored. The current qualitative grounded theory study analyzed interviews with 16 CNAs who described their experiences caring for residents in pain. Findings revealed how CNAs understood, recognized, interpreted, and responded to residents' pain. CNAs were found to differentiate between pain that they considered normal (everyday pain) and new pain judged significant enough to report to licensed nurses. CNAs exhibited a holistic understanding of pain, knowledge of strategies to identify and interpret pain, and actions to independently mitigate and report pain. Although additional confirmatory data are needed, the differentiation made between everyday and reportable pain may have important clinical implications suggesting that CNAs should always report to a licensed nurse when they perceive or suspect that residents have pain. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(4), 29-36.].
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