Caring for people in pain / Bryn D. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Bryn D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain--Nursing.

Pain.

Pain--Treatment.

Physical Description:

vi, 256 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clearly sets out the research base for practice and provides a thorough and accessible text for students of this core topic on all entry level and many post-registration nursing courses.

Contents:

part PART I Introduction: what is pain?

chapter 1 Introduction

chapter 2 Some experiences of pain

part Part II Factors influencing the pain experience

chapter 3 Nociception

Sensory-discriminative aspects

chapter 4 Emotional and motivational aspects of pain

chapter 5 Cognitive and evaluative aspects of pain

chapter 6 Social and cultural aspects of pain

part Part III Interventions to help the person in pain

chapter 7 Pharmacological and physical interventions

chapter 8 Psychological interventions

part Part IV The management of pain

chapter 9 The assessment and monitoring of pain

chapter 10 Administration of interventions

chapter 11 Conclusion

The future research and education.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-248) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-65915-6

9786610018611

1-134-65916-4

1-280-01861-5

0-203-02263-7

0-203-15938-1

9780203022634

OCLC:

56993189