Managing Pain in Children
Subtitle: A Clinical Guide
By: edited by Alison Twycross, Stephanie J. Dowden and Elizabeth Bruce
Contributors: Wiley online library
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9781444322750
Subjects: Pain; Therapy; Treatment; Pain in children; Child
Description: All children have a right to appropriate prevention, assessment and control of their pain. Managing Pain in Children is an evidence-based, practical guide to care in all areas of children's pain management, providing nurses and other health care practitioners with the skills and expertise necessary to manage children's pain effectively. . The text first explores the relevant anatomy and physiology of children, the latest policy guidelines surrounding pain management and ethical issues involved in managing children's pain. It then goes on to look at the various pain assessment tools availab.
Notes: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Managing Pain in Children; Foreword; List of Contributors; 1 Why Managing Pain in Children Matters; 2 Anatomy and Physiology of Pain; 3 Pain: A Bio-Psycho-Social Phenomenon; 4 Pharmacology of Analgesic Drugs; 5 Non-Drug Methods of Pain Relief; 6 Pain Assessment; 7 Managing Acute Pain in Children; 8 Chronic Pain in Children; 9 Palliative Care in Children; 10 Management of Painful Procedures; 11 Where To From Here?; Index;