Pain Management in Older Adults - A Nursing Perspective (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Perspectives in Nursing Management and Care for Older Adults
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Gisele Pickering • Sandra Zwakhalen • Sharon Kaasalainen
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	135
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-010094-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Anaesthetics > Pain & pain management Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > Geriatric nursing Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
LSN:	3-03-010094-4
Barcode:	9783030100940

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