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The pivotal role of nurses in pain management: impacts of a revised definition of pain and review of opioid analgesia practice for the future
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The pivotal role of nurses in pain management: impacts of a revised definition of pain and review of opioid analgesia practice for the future
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The pivotal role of nurses in pain management: impacts of a revised definition of pain and review of opioid analgesia practice for the future

By Olivia Sonneborn, Annie Williams and Nicole Gauthier|

2022-06-21T14:04:33+10:00

July 11th, 2022|

All Nurses And Midwives, pain management|

Pain assessment is a critical component of optimum nursing care to enable effective pain management.1 Introduction Advances in the understanding of pain mechanisms and management, [...]

‘Be ready for the change’: The new frontier of Medicinal Cannabis Nursing
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‘Be ready for the change’: The new frontier of Medicinal Cannabis Nursing
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‘Be ready for the change’: The new frontier of Medicinal Cannabis Nursing

By Robert Fedele|

2022-06-01T14:33:34+10:00

May 27th, 2022|

All Nurses And Midwives, pain management|

‘Be ready for the change’: The new frontier of Medicinal Cannabis Nursing

Pain management for patients with dementia: Identification and management
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Pain management for patients with dementia: Identification and management
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Pain management for patients with dementia: Identification and management

By Tess Cooper and Simon Cooper|

2021-12-10T10:45:09+11:00

February 11th, 2022|

All Nurses And Midwives, Dementia, pain management|

The Australian Bureau of Statistics1 reports that in 2018 there were 219,000 Australians with dementia – of which 43% experienced chronic pain that may have [...]

Pain management for people with dementia
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Pain management for people with dementia
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Pain management for people with dementia

By Diva Madan|

2018-11-09T10:56:09+11:00

October 29th, 2018|

Acute Care, Aged Care, All Nurses And Midwives, Community/Primary healthcare, pain management|

The purpose of this article is to shed some light on the importance of pain management, to examine major barriers and make some recommendations to [...]