Pain Management in Older Adults

A Nursing Perspective

Gisèle Pickering editor Sandra Zwakhalen editor Sharon Kaasalainen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:2nd Aug '18

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This book addresses relevant issues to enhance pain management nurses need to advocate for effective pain treatment in the elderly. Significant changes in the evolving nursing and healthcare environment require adequate information on this topic, as pain is a very challenging area. As other care professionals, nurses are daily confronted with issues on pain assessment and management. This volume offers an overview within an evolving health environment, in which nurses dealing with pain play a growing  role. 

It showcases best practices in pain assessment and management, details non pharmacological and pharmacological treatments. It also addresses core issues defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), such as knowledge translation, that are most relevant for clinical nurses, student nurses, nurse researchers as well as other care professionals.

“This book thoroughly covers the pathophysiology of pain and managing pain with pharmacological and nonpharmacological means. It is written for nurses, nurse specialists, advanced nurse practitioners, and academics. Pain occurs at all ages but rarely are there books dedicated to pain in the elderly. … This book is unique in that it is an international collaboration, which enriches this exploration of pain management in older adults.” (Carol Ann Siem, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2018)

ISBN: 9783319716930

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135 pages

1st ed. 2018