Compact clinical guide to geriatric pain management
Subtitle: an evidence-based approach for nurses
By: Ann Quinlan-Colwell
Series: Compact clinical guide series; Compact clinical guide series
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780826107305; 9780826107312
Subjects: Pain; Aged; Therapy; Nursing; Pain Measurement
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Physiological factors and pain processing in the older adult; title: The psychosocial impact of pain on the older adult patient; title: Pain assessment in the older adult patient; title: Pain assessment in the non-verbal, cognitively impaired older adult patient; title: A review of pain assessment tools for use with the older adult; title: Developing a comprehensive plan; title: Choosing the right medication for the pain complaint; title: Using adjunct medications for specific pain types; title: Managing medication side effects and specific recommendations for using medications with older patients; title: Interventional options such as vertebroplasty for compression fractures, nerve blocks, acupuncture; title: Complementary methods for pain relief such as cognitive behavioral methods, energy techniques, music; title: The role of physical therapy for reconditioning; title: Palliative care techniques to promote comfort; title: When hospice is the best option; title: Arthritis and gout; title: Chronic back pain and osteoporosis; title: Neuropathic pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic neuropathy; title: Central post stoke syndrome; title: Facial pain associated with temporal arteritis and trigeminal neuralgia; title: Rheumatological conditions (RA, polymyalgia rheumatica); title: Fibromyalgia; title: Anxiety and depression in older adults; title: Alcohol and substance use, misuse, and abuse.