University of North Dakota, Whitefish, MT 59937, USA.
Nurs Ethics. 2012 Nov;19(6):800-9. doi: 10.1177/0969733012447015. Epub 2012 Jul 6.
Inadequate pain control, especially in older adults, remains a significant issue when caring for this population. Older adults, many of whom experience multiple acute and chronic conditions, are especially vulnerable to having their pain seriously underassessed and inadequately treated. Nurses have an ethical obligation to appropriately treat patients' pain. To fulfill their ethical obligation to relieve pain in older patients, nurses often need to advocate on their behalf. This article provides an overview of the persistent problem of undertreated pain in older adults and explores how nurses can meet this ethical duty through the application of Beauchamp and Childress' three principles of beneficence.
在照顾这一人群时，疼痛控制不足，尤其是在老年人中，仍然是一个重大问题。许多老年人同时患有多种急性和慢性疾病，他们的疼痛很容易被严重低估和治疗不足，因此尤其容易受到伤害。护士有责任适当地治疗患者的疼痛。为了履行减轻老年患者疼痛的道德义务，护士通常需要代表他们进行倡导。本文概述了老年人疼痛治疗不足的持续问题，并探讨了护士如何通过应用比彻姆和邱瑞斯的三个受益原则来履行这一道德义务。
