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Description for Pain
Paperback. Nurses at all stages of their careers have a pivotal role in dealing with patients in pain. This book is an essential guide to the management and understanding of pain and provides clear and accessible information on identification and classification of pain, responses, and systems for treatment and their impact upon the patient. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15. BIC Classification: MMBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Nurses at all stages of their careers have a pivotal role in dealing with patients in pain. This book is an essential guide to the management and understanding of pain and provides clear and accessible information on identification and classification of pain, responses, and systems for treatment and their impact upon the patient. The book focuses on the causes and effects of pain including injury, surgery, infection and disease, and considers situations that nurses and health-care professionals may encounter in the clinical setting. Treatments including pharmacological, surgical and complementary techniques are illustrated and emphasis is given to the patient's conception ... Read more
Nurses at all stages of their careers have a pivotal role in dealing with patients in pain. This book is an essential guide to the management and understanding of pain and provides clear and accessible information on identification and classification of pain, responses, and systems for treatment and their impact upon the patient. The book focuses on the causes and effects of pain including injury, surgery, infection and disease, and considers situations that nurses and health-care professionals may encounter in the clinical setting. Treatments including pharmacological, surgical and complementary techniques are illustrated and emphasis is given to the patient's conception ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780632040339
SKU
V9780632040339
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jan Hawthorn
Jan Hawthorn and Kathy Redmond are the authors of Pain: Causes and Management, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Pain
"This is the book for all healthcare professionals to read in detail or refer to on the subject of pain. It not only describes the physiology and causes of pain but also addresses the mysteries of pain, such as phantom and referred pain." Nicola Eaton, Nursing Standard, 1999 "Slim but fulsome: a primer ... Read more