Cancer Pain Management

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 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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Contents

Chapter
4
Chapter
6
Chapter
8
Clinical Implications of the Multiple Dimensions
9
Cultural Diversity and Cancer Pain
19
Chapter 7
34
Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of Cancer
41
Spiritual Dimensions
48
Conclusion
154
The Basis for Using
160
InterpersonalSpiritual Noninvasive Measures
167
Family Issues Influencing Management
207
Caregiver Characteristics
214
Conclusion
224
Integrating Pain Assessment
231
Chapter 10
268

Conclusion
57
Foundation for Cancer Pain Assessment
61
Conclusion
85
Principles of Administration
94
Adjuvant Analgesics
116
Judith A Paice PhD RN FAAN
131
Principles of Management
142
Pain Education for Nurses Patients
289
Educational Interventions for Improving Patients
307
Chapter 12
318
Health Policy and Its Relation to Cancer
363
Economic Factors
368
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