Compact Clinical Guide to Acute Pain Management: An Evidence-Based Approach for Nurses

by D'arcy, Yvonne

• ISBN13: 9780826105493
• ISBN10: 0826105491
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

This book provides much-needed guidelines that are presented in an easy-to-use, systematic format for quick access to core concepts on acute pain management. It is designed to help busy practitioners accurately assess pain in a variety of patient populations, and select patient-appropriate medications and interventions to achieve optimal pain management for adult patients.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Overview of Acute Pain
The Problem of Acute Pain	p. 3
Standards, Guidelines, Practice Statements, and The Joint Commission Standard for Acute Pain Management	p. 23
Assessing Acute Pain
The Art and Science of Pain Assessment	p. 37
Assessment Tools for Acute Pain	p. 53
Assessing Pain in Specialty Populations	p. 63
Medications and Treatments for Acute Pain
Medication Management With Nonopioid Medications	p. 91
Opioid Analgesics	p. 111
Coanalgesics for Additive Pain Relief	p. 139
The Effect of Opioid Polymorphisms and Patient Response to Medications	p. 157
Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Pain Management	p. 171
Advanced Pain Management Techniques
Perioperative Pain Management	p. 195
Patient-Controlled Analgesia	p. 207
Epidural Analgesia	p. 227
Regional Techniques for Postoperative Pain Relief	p. 245
Difficult-To-Treat Patient Populations
Chronic Pain Patients With Acute Pain	p. 259
Sickle Disease	p. 271
Patients With Active Substance Abuse or a History of Substance Abuse	p. 283
Abdominal Pain	p. 299
Emergency Room, Trauma, and Critical Care Patients With Pain	p. 307
Index	p. 319
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