Alongside the Person in Pain

Although there are many different types and manifestations of pain, the experience of pain is an individual one. The delivery of care therefore demands a knowledge base that is both holistic and empathic in approach. Nursing interventions are covered, including complementary therapies.

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This book is aimed at nurses and health care professionals who care for people who will be, or are, in pain, especially staff nurses, diploma and degree students, and Macmillan nurses. This research-based nursing textbook approaches the subject of pain both factually and sensitively, and from a holistic perspective. It looks at the range of issues surrounding both the individual's experience of pain and the range of therapeutic techniques available to nurses in its management. These cover both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. Equally relevant in both community and acute settings, this comprehensive text seeks to provide the reader with the sound knowledge base and insight required in order to provide quality, individualized, flexible care.