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Hardcover
Published: 1st February 2000
ISBN: 9780415188906
Number Of Pages: 268
An excellent introduction for nurses to all aspects of pain and its management. Topics examined are relevant to all areas of health care practice and include:
*types of pain
*the experience of pain, including psycho-social factors
*interventions (pharmocological, physical and psychological)
*alternative and complementary therapies.
Caring for People in Pain clearly sets out the research base for practice and provides a thorough and accessible text for students of this core topic on all entry level and many post-registration nursing courses.
| Introduction - What is pain? | |
| Introduction | |
| Kinds of Pain | |
| Factors Influencing the Pain Experience | |
| Nociception - Sensory-Discriminative Aspects | |
| Motivational and Emotional Aspects of Pain | |
| Cognitive and Evaluative Aspects of Pain | |
| Social and Cultural Aspects of Pain | |
| Interventions to Help the Person in Pain | |
| Pharmacological and Physical Interventions | |
| Psycholgical Interventions | |
| The Management of Pain | |
| The Assessment and Monitoring of Pain | |
| Administration of Interventions | |
| Conclusion: The Future; Research and Education | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780415188906
ISBN-10: 0415188903
Series: Routledge Essentials for Nurses
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 268
Published: 1st February 2000
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.86 x 15.24
x 2.54
Weight (kg): 0.49
Edition Number: 1
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