How to manage pain in the elderly
By: Yvonne D'Arcy.
Contributors: Sigma Theta Tau International.
Publisher: Sigma Theta Tau International
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781930538849
Subjects: Pain in old age -- Treatment; Geriatric Nursing -- methods; Pain -- nursing; Aged; Pain -- therapy; Palliative Care -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The aging of America : the problem of pain in older adults; title: Pain assessment in the older patient; title: Pain medication management for older adults; title: Complementary methods for pain relief; title: Acute pain management; title: Chronic pain management; title: Interventional pain management for older patients; title: Palliative care.