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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... less severe were less likely to report it to nursing staff , and patients who considered themselves " ill " reported considerable pain and requested medication frequently . Other studies have demonstrated that sometimes patients do not ...
... less severe were less likely to report it to nursing staff , and patients who considered themselves " ill " reported considerable pain and requested medication frequently . Other studies have demonstrated that sometimes patients do not ...
Page 258
... less confident and less comfortable about using opioids with children than they are with adults . In our study , 75 nurses typically administered 88 % of the rec- ommended usual starting oral dose for moder- ate to severe pain ( i.e. ...
... less confident and less comfortable about using opioids with children than they are with adults . In our study , 75 nurses typically administered 88 % of the rec- ommended usual starting oral dose for moder- ate to severe pain ( i.e. ...
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... less than 1 % or non- existent . Yet , fear of creating addiction continues to be a major obstacle to adequate treatment of pain in all age groups . 10 , 11 A survey of 121 nurses on issues of addic- tion and pharmacology related to ...
... less than 1 % or non- existent . Yet , fear of creating addiction continues to be a major obstacle to adequate treatment of pain in all age groups . 10 , 11 A survey of 121 nurses on issues of addic- tion and pharmacology related to ...
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