- NEW! Coverage of both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain interventions has been updated to keep you abreast of the latest methods for both types of pain management. - NEW! Thoroughly updated information reflects the latest standards and scope of practice as well as the blueprint for the ASPMN credentialing exam. - NEW! Additional information on pain management in bariatric patients highlight important considerations that you need to know when caring for this specific patient population. - NEW! Added illustrations and figures throughout the text make difficult concepts easier to understand.

Prepare for the nurse's role in assessing and managing pain! Core Curriculum for Pain Management Nursing, 4th Edition uses an easy-to-read outline format to cover the entire scope of pain management. Written by the American Society of Pain Management Nurses (ASPMN®, the leading nursing organization in pain management), this review begins with foundational concepts and follows with guidelines and tools for effective pain assessment. Coverage of evidence-based pain management strategies and therapies is included for all patient types and ages. Updated to reflect current best practices in nursing, this book provides an excellent review for the ASPMN® pain management certification exam and the RN-BC credentialing exam. - 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. - 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.

This book showcases the development and evaluation of innovativeexamples of pain management initiatives by advanced practitioners.It considers each service development or community initiative bothin terms of advanced practice nursing and pain management. There isa wide range of examples of innovation in pain management included– from the introduction of ketamine use in one trust, towider issues around meeting the needs of pain management in thecommunity. The book considers issues including use of research,education and interprofessional working in the advancedpractitioner role. Each chapter looks at development of theservice, challenges of implementation, evaluation of theservice’s success and justifying the importance of theadvanced nurse in the service’s achievements. Underlying theory is considered but the focus of each chapteris the translation of knowledge and skills intopractice Written by expert advanced nurse practitioners with a wealthof experience in pain management Explores pain management in primary and secondary care, bothwithin and outside the NHS Suitable for qualified nurses, Nurse Practitioners, specialistnurses working in the pain field and nursing students onpostgraduate courses on pain management

Ostomy Management, First Edition, is one of three volumes in the Series that follows the Curriculum Blueprint designed by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN). It is the ideal reference for anyone seeking certification as an ostomy or continence nurse, as well as anyone who manages patients needing fecal and urinary diversions, or ostomy management.

Based on the curriculum blueprint of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Programs (WOCNEP) and approved by the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses SocietyTM (WOCN®), this practical text for continence care is your perfect source for expert guidance, training and wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) certification exam preparation. Full of expert advice, fundamental principles and vital clinical skills on continence care, Core Curriculum Continence Management, 2nd Edition is one of the few nursing texts to cover this practice area in detail.