ManagingPaininChildren:AClinicalGuide

Allchildrenhavearighttoappropriateprevention,assessmentandcontroloftheirpain.ManagingPaininChildrenisanevidence–based,practicalguidetocareinallareasofchildren′spainmanagement,providingnursesandotherhealthcarepractitionerswiththeskillsandexpertisenecessarytomanagechildren′spaineffectively.Thetextfirstexplorestherelevantanatomyandphysiologyofchildren,thelatestpolicyguidelinessurroundingpainmanagementandethicalissuesinvolvedinmanagingchildren′spain.Itthengoesontolookatthevariouspainassessmenttoolsavailableforchildrenandnon–drugmethodsofpainrelief.Thetextthengoesontoapplythesepainmanagementprinciplestopracticeinrelationtoacutepain,chronicpain,palliativecareandthemanagementofproceduralpain.Eachofthesechapterscoverstheevidencebase,assessmenttechniques,painrelievinginterventions,andguidanceforbestpracticeinbothhospitalandcommunitysettings.Specialfeatures:Practicalandaccessible,with′bestpractice′pointsineachchapterWritteninthecontextoflatestpolicydevelopmentsProvidesthenecessaryevidence–baseforcarethroughoutWithcontributionsfromexpertsinthefield