Caring for People in Pain

Caring for People in Pain is an excellent introduction for nurses to all aspects of pain and its management. Topics examines are relevant to all areas of health care practice and include: types of pain; psycho-social factors affecting pain; pharmacological, physical and psychological interventions; and alternative and complementary therapies. Bryn D. Davis clearly sets out the research base for practice and provides a thorough and accessible text for all nursing students and practitioners.Nurses take a leading role in assessing, monitoring and managing pain. Covering all aspects of pain and its management, this book provides an excellent introduction to the subject. The topics examined are relevant to all areas of health care practice and include:
kinds of pain
emotional, cognitive and socio-cultural factors affecting pain
interventions (pharmacological, physical and psychological)
alternative and complementary therapies.

Book details:
Author:Davis, Bryn D.
Publisher:Routledge; 1 edition (August 25, 2006)
Pages:264
Size: 49,929 MB
Format:pdf

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