Management of Pain, Fatigue and Nausea

Maintenance of patient comfort is at the very core of nursing care. Pain, fatigue and nausea are conditions that cause most human suffering especially in postoperative patients or the chronically and the terminally ill. Nurses are the people best equipped to assess the feelings of the sufferer, redu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Funk, Sandra G. (Editor), Tornquist, Elizabeth M. (Editor), Champagne, Mary T. (Editor), Copp, Laurel Archer (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 1989, 1989
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Maintenance of patient comfort is at the very core of nursing care. Pain, fatigue and nausea are conditions that cause most human suffering especially in postoperative patients or the chronically and the terminally ill. Nurses are the people best equipped to assess the feelings of the sufferer, reduce the suffering and lessen the isolation that is often felt. This book, distills the key research on patient comfort in a jargon-free format which offers guidance to those working with pain, fatigue and nausea in adults and children
Physical Description:XIX, 341 p online resource
ISBN:9781349133970