Handbook for Pain Management - Softcover

Kingdon, Ruth T.; Stanley, Karen J.; Kizior, Robert J.

 
9780721663296: Handbook for Pain Management

Inhaltsangabe

This is a quick-reference handbook which features practical "how-to" pain management strategies for all patient populations. The guide aims to provide a thorough understanding of the use of medications - from basic psychology to the management of acute and chronic pain, patient assessment, the most appropriate interventions for each patient and alternative routes and non-pharmacologic interventions. The book also provides a clear understanding of the relationship of drugs and their physiological actions within the nervous system and includes pharmacology guidelines for both opioids and nonopioids and decision-making guidelines with rationales. The specifics of pain management for different population groups are dealt with in separate chapters - the elderly, infants and children, substance abusers, cancer and AIDS patients - these provide an overview, diagrams or monographs, reviews of specific situations and a clinical accountability summary. Emphasis is place on physician/nurse communication and collaboration as the key to developing effective pain manangement plans and examples, case studies and tables are used to illustrate principles and practices.

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Reseña del editor

This concise, pocket-sized clinical reference provides hands-on guidance for making appropriate clinical decisions and selecting effective interventions for acute, chronic, and cancer pain. Coverage includes pain assessment, pre- and post-procedure pain, intra-operative pain, nonpharmacologic interventions, alternative administration of narcotics, and much more.

Reseña del editor

This is a quick-reference handbook which features practical "how-to" pain management strategies for all patient populations. The guide aims to provide a thorough understanding of the use of medications - from basic psychology to the management of acute and chronic pain, patient assessment, the most appropriate interventions for each patient and alternative routes and non-pharmacologic interventions. The book also provides a clear understanding of the relationship of drugs and their physiological actions within the nervous system and includes pharmacology guidelines for both opioids and nonopioids and decision-making guidelines with rationales. The specifics of pain management for different population groups are dealt with in separate chapters - the elderly, infants and children, substance abusers, cancer and AIDS patients - these provide an overview, diagrams or monographs, reviews of specific situations and a clinical accountability summary. Emphasis is place on physician/nurse communication and collaboration as the key to developing effective pain manangement plans and examples, case studies and tables are used to illustrate principles and practices.

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