Pain Management in Older Adults  A Nursing Perspective /  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Gisele Pickering, Sandra Zwakhalen, Sharon Kaasalainen. 
 - 1st ed. 2018 edition. 
 - 135 pages :  illustrations (colour) 
 - Perspectives in Nursing Management and Care for Older Adults .
<br/><br/> This book addresses relevant issues to enhance pain management nurses need to advocate for effective pain treatment in the elderly.  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. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Browns Books For Students. <br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783319716947 (e-book)  9783319716930 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Health and Wellbeing<br/>Geriatric nursing<br/>Pain & pain management<br/>Pain Management--nursing<br/>Aged<br/>Pain Measurement--nursing<br/>Geriatric Nursing--methods
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RB127  / .P35 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616/.0472