Cancer Pain ManagementJones and Bartlett Publishers, 1995 - 380 pages Cancer Pain Management, Second Edition will substantially advance pain education. The unique combination of authors -- an educator, a leading practitioner and administrator, and a research scientist -- provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage in addressing this important aspect of cancer care. The contributors, acknowledged experts in their areas, address a wide scope of issues. Educating health care providers to better assess and manage pain and improve patientsrsquo; and familiesrsquo; coping strategies are primary goals of this book. Developing research-based clinical guidelines and increasing funding for research is also covered. Ethical issues surrounding pain management and health policy implications are also explored. |
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... findings con- firmed the existence of these five dimensions and suggested that cancer - related pain was far more than a simple sensory experience . In a similar study comparing forty cancer patients with pain to forty cancer patients ...
... findings con- firmed the existence of these five dimensions and suggested that cancer - related pain was far more than a simple sensory experience . In a similar study comparing forty cancer patients with pain to forty cancer patients ...
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... findings support in- terethnic similarities and differences . When re- viewing these studies , it is necessary for the reader to avoid stereotyping patients and overgeneralizing their behaviors . The infor- mation merely helps nurses to ...
... findings support in- terethnic similarities and differences . When re- viewing these studies , it is necessary for the reader to avoid stereotyping patients and overgeneralizing their behaviors . The infor- mation merely helps nurses to ...
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... findings are confirmed by the quantitative findings of Solo- mon and her fellow researchers.28 Solomon and colleagues presented 759 nurses with Lik- ert scale items that measured their attitudes toward pain control among the terminally ...
... findings are confirmed by the quantitative findings of Solo- mon and her fellow researchers.28 Solomon and colleagues presented 759 nurses with Lik- ert scale items that measured their attitudes toward pain control among the terminally ...
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