Status
Available
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Publication
Washington, DC : Hospice Foundation of America
ISBN
1893349071 / 9781893349070
Local notes
Untreated pain wears away at the very personality of the patient and leaves families and caregivers bereft that they were not able to provide comfort...Surveys of the American public on dying repeatedly reveal that fear of pain is a first and overriding concern. This text provides the essential aspects necessary to manage pain in the dying patient. No dying patient should experience uncontrolled pain.
CONTENTS:
Section I: The experience of pain. defining and responding to pain: a priority across health care settings / Douglas J. Weschules and JoAnne Reifsnyder -- A brief history of pain / William M. Lamers Jr. -- Spirituality in the care of the aging and dying / Christina M. Puchalski -- Social, cultural, spiritual, and psychological barriers to pain management / Kenneth J. Doka -- Section II: The assessment and management of pain. Comprehensive pain assessment / John Mulder -- Older adults with severe cognitive impairment: assessment of pain / Keela Herr and Sheila Decker -- End-of-life pain management in children and adolescents / Rebecca Selove, Dianne Cochran, and Ira Todd Cohen -- Pharmacotherapy for pain control at the end of life / Arthur G. Lipman -- Approaches to end-of-life pain management / Janet L. Abrahm -- Complementary and alternative therapies for pain management / Donna Kalauokalani -- The hospice approach to pain control / Samira K. Beckwith -- Section III: Pain management and control: societal issues. Policy barriers to pain control / W.A. Drew Edmonson -- The role of medical education in promoting good pain control at the end of life / Timothy J. Keay -- The ethical dimensions of pain and suffering / Ben A. Rich -- Resources / Lisa McGahey Veglahn
CONTENTS:
Section I: The experience of pain. defining and responding to pain: a priority across health care settings / Douglas J. Weschules and JoAnne Reifsnyder -- A brief history of pain / William M. Lamers Jr. -- Spirituality in the care of the aging and dying / Christina M. Puchalski -- Social, cultural, spiritual, and psychological barriers to pain management / Kenneth J. Doka -- Section II: The assessment and management of pain. Comprehensive pain assessment / John Mulder -- Older adults with severe cognitive impairment: assessment of pain / Keela Herr and Sheila Decker -- End-of-life pain management in children and adolescents / Rebecca Selove, Dianne Cochran, and Ira Todd Cohen -- Pharmacotherapy for pain control at the end of life / Arthur G. Lipman -- Approaches to end-of-life pain management / Janet L. Abrahm -- Complementary and alternative therapies for pain management / Donna Kalauokalani -- The hospice approach to pain control / Samira K. Beckwith -- Section III: Pain management and control: societal issues. Policy barriers to pain control / W.A. Drew Edmonson -- The role of medical education in promoting good pain control at the end of life / Timothy J. Keay -- The ethical dimensions of pain and suffering / Ben A. Rich -- Resources / Lisa McGahey Veglahn