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Pain: Clinical manual for nursing practice
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Pain, 38 (1989) 356 Elsevier
Book Review Pain: Clinical Manual for Nursing Practice, by M. McCaffery and A. Beebe, Mosby, St. Louis, MO, 1989, 353 pp., Price U.S. $24.95, ISBN 0-80-63248-x. This is a very comprehensive manual which provides basic information, tools and specific techniques that the nurse and other care givers can use to assess and help the patient with pain. It covers patient/family education, interventional techniques and nursing care plans. The information is presented in a clear and concise manner and contains the most current information on pain management. The manual is written in a problem solving mode with a brief discussion of the pain theories that pertain. It also includes chapters on chronic non-malignant pain, pain in children, pain in the elderly and the pharmacological management of pain. It is easy to read, contains practical advice and examples of forms that can readily be adapted to any work setting. Patient examples and key points made, helped the reader to quickly grasp the content. The manual is so comprehensive in scope that it should appeal to any one giving direct care to patients with pain. For nurses, it is the best ‘how
0304-3959/89/$03.50
0 1989 Elsevier Science Publishers
to’ manual in the field today. McCaffery who is by known to me and has long been recognized on pain in the field of nurses as an authority nursing, as well as her colleague Beebe, who appears equally well qualified in oncology nursing area are to be congratulated. While the authors readily admit that many useful methods and assessment techniques were omitted, they give the reader many references so the information can be obtained readily. It is difficult to find fault with this book. I would highly recommend this manual for all nurses. It would also be an excellent reference guide for interdisciplinary/ multidisciplinary pain teams. Nurse educators should welcome this manual written by nurses for nurses. It should be required reading for all student nurses as there has been a dirth of practical information on pain for nursing students.
B.V. (Biomedical
Renee Steele-Rosomoff Pain and Rehabilitation Center, University of Miami, Department of Neurological Surgery and School of Nursing, Miami, FL (U.S.A.)
Comprehensive
Division)
Pain, 38 (1989) 356 Elsevier
Book Review Pain: Clinical Manual for Nursing Practice, by M. McCaffery and A. Beebe, Mosby, St. Louis, MO, 1989, 353 pp., Price U.S. $24.95, ISBN 0-80-63248-x. This is a very comprehensive manual which provides basic information, tools and specific techniques that the nurse and other care givers can use to assess and help the patient with pain. It covers patient/family education, interventional techniques and nursing care plans. The information is presented in a clear and concise manner and contains the most current information on pain management. The manual is written in a problem solving mode with a brief discussion of the pain theories that pertain. It also includes chapters on chronic non-malignant pain, pain in children, pain in the elderly and the pharmacological management of pain. It is easy to read, contains practical advice and examples of forms that can readily be adapted to any work setting. Patient examples and key points made, helped the reader to quickly grasp the content. The manual is so comprehensive in scope that it should appeal to any one giving direct care to patients with pain. For nurses, it is the best ‘how
0304-3959/89/$03.50
0 1989 Elsevier Science Publishers
to’ manual in the field today. McCaffery who is by known to me and has long been recognized on pain in the field of nurses as an authority nursing, as well as her colleague Beebe, who appears equally well qualified in oncology nursing area are to be congratulated. While the authors readily admit that many useful methods and assessment techniques were omitted, they give the reader many references so the information can be obtained readily. It is difficult to find fault with this book. I would highly recommend this manual for all nurses. It would also be an excellent reference guide for interdisciplinary/ multidisciplinary pain teams. Nurse educators should welcome this manual written by nurses for nurses. It should be required reading for all student nurses as there has been a dirth of practical information on pain for nursing students.
B.V. (Biomedical
Renee Steele-Rosomoff Pain and Rehabilitation Center, University of Miami, Department of Neurological Surgery and School of Nursing, Miami, FL (U.S.A.)
Comprehensive
Division)