ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|22 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|6 pages
Introduction
chapter 2|14 pages
Some experiences of pain
part II|85 pages
Factors influencing the pain experience
chapter 4|20 pages
Emotional and motivational aspects of pain
chapter 5|24 pages
Cognitive and evaluative aspects of pain
chapter 6|24 pages
Social and cultural aspects of pain
part III|48 pages
Interventions to help the person in pain
chapter 7|34 pages
Pharmacological and physical interventions
chapter 8|12 pages
Psychological interventions
part IV|51 pages
The management of pain