Compact clinical guide to acute pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses / / Yvonne D'Arcy

• Autore: D'Arcy Yvonne (Yvonne M.), <1946->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub. Co., 2011; New York : , : Springer Pub. Co., , ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (346 pages)
• Disciplina: 616/.0472
• Soggetto topico: Pain - Treatment; Analgesia
• Persona (resp. second.): D'ArcyYvonne M.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The problem of acute pain -- Standards, guidelines, practice statements, and the Joint Commission Standard for Acute Pain Management -- The art and science of pain assessment -- Assessment tools for acute pain -- Assessing pain in specialty populations -- Medication management with nonopioid medications -- Opioids analgesics -- Coanalgesics for additive pain relief -- The effect of opioid polymorphisms and patient response to medications -- Complementary and integrative therapies for pain management -- Perioperative pain management -- Patient-controlled analgesia -- Epidural analgesia -- Regional techniques for postoperative pain relief -- Chronic pain patients with acute pain -- Sickle disease -- Patients with active use or a history of substance abuse -- Abdominal pain -- Emergency room, trauma, and critical care patients with pain.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Intended for use in primary care, internal medicine, and acute- and long-term care settings, this book covers the topics of acute pain assessment, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, current informatio
• Altri titoli varianti: Acute pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses.
• Titolo autorizzato: Compact clinical guide to acute pain management
• ISBN: 1-283-04454-4; 9786613044549; 0-8261-0550-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789634203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Compact clinical guide series.