Managing Pain in Children and Young People - A Clinical Guide

Master paediatric pain management with precision
 
This practical guide equips nurses and healthcare professionals with evidence-based skills to effectively manage children's pain. Explore assessment techniques, pain relief strategies, and best practices for both hospital and community settings, with a focus on core knowledge, advanced insights, clinical scenarios, and practical tips.
 
The fully updated third edition includes an expanded procedural sedation section, enhanced coverage of capnography for respiratory monitoring, a new quality improvement sciences section, and additional online MCQs and self-assessment material.
 
Written by experienced authors, with contributions from global experts, Managing Pain in Children and Young People covers:
* Why pain prevention and treatment are crucial
* Pain's biopsychosocial nature and pharmacology of analgesic drugs
* Acute nociceptive, neuropathic, and visceral pain management
* Chronic headaches, post-surgical pain, neonatal pain, and procedural pain
* Paediatric palliative care and pain management in low-income countries
* Drug-free pain relief methods and ethical considerations
 
With a multidisciplinary focus, this essential resource is tailored for healthcare practitioners working with children and young people; including doctors, nurses, psychologists, and physiotherapists. This essential resource empowers you to provide the best possible care for young patients, helping them find comfort and relief in their journey towards healing.

Sommario

Contributors xx
 
Foreword xxiii
 
Acknowledgements xxiv
 
1 Introduction 1
Alison Twycross
 
Multimodal Pain Management 1
 
References 6
 
2 Why Treating and Preventing Pain Matters 8
Nicole E MacKenzie, Perri R Tutelman, Christine T Chambers, and Kathryn A Birnie
 
What is Pain? 8
 
Nociceptive Pain 9
 
Chronic Pain 9
 
What is Unique about Pain in Children and Young People? 10
 
The Historical Context of Children and Young People's Pain 10
 
The Current Context of Children and Young People's Pain 12
 
Consequences of Undermanaged Pain in Children and Young People 14
 
Ethical Imperative of Managing Pain in Children 14
 
Summary 16
 
Multiple Choice Questions 16
 
References 17
 
3 Anatomy and Physiology of Pain 21
Charlie H.T Kwok and Tuan Trang
 
What is Pain? 21
 
The Nervous System 21
 
Pain Mechanisms 21
 
Gate Control Theory of Pain 27
 
Neuromatrix Theory of Pain 27
 
Biopsychosical Theory of Pain 28
 
Central Sensitisation in Chronic Pain 29
 
Nociceptive Pain 30
 
Visceral Pain 30
 
Neuropathic Pain 31
 
Chronic Postsurgical Pain 31
 
Physiology of Pain in Children and Young People 31
 
Postnatal Development of Pain Processing 32
 
Summary 34
 
Multiple Choice Questions 34
 
Acknowledgements 35
 
References 35
 
4 Pain: A Biopsychosocial Phenomenon 37
Line Caes, Paula Forgeron, and Liesbet Goubert
 
Introduction 37
 
Nociception 37
 
Biological Factors 38
 
Psychological Factors 41
 
Social Factors 43
 
Summary 45
 
Multiple Choice Questions 45
 
References 46
 
5 Pharmacology of Analgesics 50
Janice E Sumpton
 
How Drugs Work 50
 
Routes of Drug Administration 53
 
Medication Challenges in Infants, Children and Young People 53
 
Selection of analgesics 55
 
Summary 67
 
Multiple Choice Questions 67
 
Acknowledgements 68
 
Useful Web Resources 68
 
References 68
 
6 Pain Assessment 73
Lindsay Jibb and Jennifer Stinson
 
Pain Measurement and Pain Assessment 73
 
Assessing Pain in Children and Young People 73
 
Pain Assessment Tools for Neonates 84
 
Pain Assessment in Ventilated CYP 85
 
Pain Assessment in CYP with Learning Disabilities 85
 
Ruling Out Delirium, Withdrawal and Other Non-pain Pathologies when Assessing Pain 86
 
Choosing the Right Pain Assessment Tool 87
 
How Often Should Pain be Assessed? 89
 
Documentation 89
 
Summary 89
 
Acknowledgements 89
 
Multiple Choice Questions 90
 
References 90
 
7 Preventing and Treating Nociceptive Pain 94
Sueann Penrose and Cate Sinclair
 
What is Nociceptive Pain? 94
 
Causes of Nociceptive Pain in Children and Young People 94
 
Managing Nociceptive Pain 96
 
Pain Assessment 96
 
Pain Management in the Hospital Setting 97
 
Pharmacological Pain-relieving Interventions 97
 
Analgesic Administration Techniques 104
 
Pain Problem-solving: What to Do if the Pain Management Plan Is Not Working 115
 
Transition to Oral Analgesics from Specialist Analgesic Techniques 115
 
Pain Medications at Home 115
 
Psychological Pain-relieving Interventions 117
 
Physical Pain-relieving Interventions 118
 
Spirituality and Nociceptive Pain in Children and Young People 118
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Info autore

Alison Twycross is Former Deputy Dean and Professor of Children's Nursing; Honorary Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Birmingham, UK.
Jennifer Stinson is Mary Jo Haddad Nursing Chair in Child Health; Nurse Practitioner, Chronic Pain Program; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, and Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada.
William T. Zempsky, MD, MPH is the Francine L. and Robert B. Goldfarb-William T. Zempsky, MD Endowed Chair for Pain and Palliative Medicine, Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Research at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, as well as Professor of Pediatrics at University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA.
Abbie Jordan is a Reader in the Department of Psychology and member of the Centre for Pain Research at the University of Bath, UK.

Riassunto

Master paediatric pain management with precision

This practical guide equips nurses and healthcare professionals with evidence-based skills to effectively manage children's pain. Explore assessment techniques, pain relief strategies, and best practices for both hospital and community settings, with a focus on core knowledge, advanced insights, clinical scenarios, and practical tips.

The fully updated third edition includes an expanded procedural sedation section, enhanced coverage of capnography for respiratory monitoring, a new quality improvement sciences section, and additional online MCQs and self-assessment material.

Written by experienced authors, with contributions from global experts, Managing Pain in Children and Young People covers:
* Why pain prevention and treatment are crucial
* Pain's biopsychosocial nature and pharmacology of analgesic drugs
* Acute nociceptive, neuropathic, and visceral pain management
* Chronic headaches, post-surgical pain, neonatal pain, and procedural pain
* Paediatric palliative care and pain management in low-income countries
* Drug-free pain relief methods and ethical considerations

With a multidisciplinary focus, this essential resource is tailored for healthcare practitioners working with children and young people; including doctors, nurses, psychologists, and physiotherapists. This essential resource empowers you to provide the best possible care for young patients, helping them find comfort and relief in their journey towards healing.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alison (Kingston University) Twycross, Alison (Kingston University) Stinson Twycross
• Con la collaborazione di: Abbie Jordan (Editore), Jennifer Stinson (Editore), Jennifer (The Hospital for Sick Children Stinson (Editore), Stinson Jennifer (Editore), Alison Twycross (Editore), Alison (Kingston University) Twycross (Editore), Twycross Alison (Editore), William Zempsky (Editore), William Zempsky et al (Editore)
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.04.2024
• EAN: 9781119645320
• ISBN: 978-1-119-64532-0
• Pagine: 352
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Krankenpflege, Medizin, Pädiatrie, SCHMERZMEDIZIN, Pediatrics, Nursing, Pain Medicine, Medical Science, Nursing Children & Young People, Krankenpflege in der Pädiatrie u. Neonatologie