Assessment and Multimodal Management of Pain

<p>Learn best practices and evidence-based guidelines for assessing and managing pain! <b>Assessment and Multimodal Management of Pain: An Integrative Approach </b>describes how to provide effective management of pain through the use of multiple medications and techniques, including both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment regimens. A holistic approach provides an in-depth understanding of pain and includes practical assessment tools along with coverage of opioid and non-opioid analgesics, interventional and herbal approaches to pain, and much more. Written by experts Maureen F. Cooney and Ann Quinlan-Colwell, this reference is a complete, step-by-step guide to contemporary pain assessment and management.</p><ul><b> <li></b><b>Evidence-based, practical guidance </b>helps students learn to plan and implement pain management, and aligns with current guidelines and best practices.</li> <li><b>Comprehensive information on the pharmacologic management of pain</b> includes nonopioid analgesics, opioid analgesics, and co-analgesics, including dose titration, routes of administration, and prevention of side effects.</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! Multimodal approach for pain management</b> is explored throughout the book, as it affects assessment, the physiologic experience, and the culturally determined expression, acknowledgement, and management of pain.</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! Holistic, integrative approach</b> includes thorough coverage of pain management with non-pharmacologic methods.</li> <li><b>Clinical scenarios</b> are cited to illustrate key points.</li> <li><b>Equivalent analgesic action for common pain medications</b> provides readers with useful guidance relating to medication selection. </li> <li><b>Pain-rating scales in over 20 languages</b> are included in the appendix for improved patient/clinician communication and accurate pain assessment.</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! Authors Maureen F. Cooney and Ann Quinlan-Colwell</b> are two of the foremost authorities in multimodal pain assessment and management.</li> <li><b>Sample forms, guidelines, protocols, and other hands-on tools </b>are included, and may be reproduced for use in the classroom or clinical setting.</li></ul>