Core Curriculum for Pain Management Nursing, 4th Edition
New to this edition
- NEW! Updated content includes the latest changes in clinical practice including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain interventions, integrative and complementary therapies, and the current ANA scope and standards of practice.
- NEW! Revised chapters include Mental Health Disorders and Pain and Managing Pain in the Context of Substance Use Disorder.
- NEW! Cannabis Use in Pain Management chapter is added to this edition.
- NEW! Reorganized content better highlights the complexity of assessment and management of pain.
- NEW two-color design, illustrations, and summary tables are added throughout the book, making difficult concepts easier to understand and remember.
Key Features
- Content written by ASPMN® ensures that information includes the latest in education, research, standards, and practice, as well as a thorough review for the ASPMN® certification exam and the RN-BC credentialing exam.
- Both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods of pain management are described
- Comprehensive coverage includes adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients along with key subsets of patients such as those who have concomitant addiction, those who have cancer, and those who are under sedation for a procedure
- Wide-ranging content includes disparities in pain management, the roles of the clinical nurse specialist as well as the nurse practitioner, theories of pain management, the use of research, gender differences in how men and women respond to pain and analgesia, and the effect of depression on pain perception and management
- Strong nursing focus provides guidelines for the nurse’s role in pain management and in improving the quality of patient care
- Easy-to-read outline format makes this book a quick and accessible reference
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780323794374 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | By ASPMN |
| Copyright Year | 2025 |
| Edition Number | 4 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875") |
| Illustrations | 35 illustrations (35 in full color) |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 558 |
| Publication Date | 4 Sep 2024 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |
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PART 1 Foundations of Pain Management Nursing
1. Physiology of Pain
2. Current Pain Theories: How We Arrived Here
3. Mental Health Disorders and Pain
4. Essential Ethics for Pain Management Nursing
5. Impact of Pain and Benefits of Pain Management
PART 2 Nursing Roles in Patient Care and Beyond
6. Nursing Process for Pain Management
7. Research and Quality Improvement in Pain Management Nursing
8. Advocacy in Pain Management Nursing
9. Advanced Practice Pain Management Nursing
PART 3 Assessment
10. General Principles of Pain Assessment
11. Pain Assessment Tools Across the Lifespan
12. Risk Assessments Related to Pain Management
13. Intrapersonal Relationships/Influences of Emotions, Sleep, Fatigue, Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders With Pain
PART 4 Management
14. Overview of Pain Assessment, Management, and Select Clinical Practice Guidelines
15. Integrative and Complementary Therapies for Pain Management
16. Psychosocial Interventions for Pain Management
17. Pharmacological Pain Management Strategies
18. Cannabinoids for Pain Management
19. Interventional Pain Management
20. Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
21. Managing Persistent Pain
22. Managing Pain in the Context of Substance Use Disorder
Index
