Compact Clinical Guide to Cancer Pain Management: An Evidence-Based Approach for Nurses

Although the prevalence of uncontrolled cancer pain remains unnecessarily high, research has indicated that 90% of cancer patients with pain can be successfully treated with standard therapies. This concise, clinically oriented guide to cancer pain management provides quick access to current guidelines for primary care providers in clinics, hospitals, and clinical nurses in oncology care settings. Important review when studying for the ONS and HPNA Certification examination. To facilitate quick information retrieval, the text is designed in a consistently organized, bulleted format with highlighted key information and tools for assessment and standardized treatment. This book focuses on all aspects of cancer pain including assessment and screening tools, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options, current national guidelines for pain management, regional anesthesia techniques, patient-controlled anesthesia, and epidural pain management. It addresses palliative care and end-of-life pain management, especially for patients who have symptoms that are not managed. Information on chronic pain conditions such as neuropathic pain in cancer, the use of adjuvant medications for pain control is included, along with special treatment options for addiction and substance abuse in the cancer population. Additionally the text provides information on managing pain with difficult to treat populations, and includes new information on opioid polymorphisms.Key Features: Provides evidence-based information on all aspects of cancer pain managementIncludes important new guidelines on using a combination of pain management scales for optimal pain assessment and managementDescribes interventional techniques for managing severe pain situationsHighlights important information for quick access