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<p>A combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions can ensure the highest standard of care in the management of pain in children.
<p>Wound and pressure ulcer prevention are key quality indicators of nursing care.
<p>Epidural analgesia is a common technique used to manage acute pain after major surgery and is viewed as the ‘gold standard’.
<p>Scabies is a common, but neglected, skin condition that is becoming increasingly prevalent globally.
<p>Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) via an infusion pump enables patients experiencing pain as a result of surgery, trauma or acute exacerbation of chronic conditions, t
<p>Caring for patients who are mechanically ventilated poses many challenges for critical care nurses.
<p>Avoidable pressure ulcers are being increasingly used as an indicator of substandard care.
Avoidable pressure ulcers are being increasingly used as an indicator of substandard care.
<p>The main focus of this article, part of a series on pain, is to describe the abnormal patterns that occur in persistent and neuropathic pain states.
<p>Infection is a significant challenge in burn care, particularly for those patients who have major burn injuries.
<p>This article, the sixth in a series on pain, aims to provide nurses with information about neuropathic pain, its causes, clinical presentation and treatment approaches,
<p>Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder that is more common in patients with cancer than in the general population.
<p>This article explores the role of medicines in the management of acute pain. The main categories of analgesic drugs are outlined and the different routes of administration are explored.
<p>There has been a significant increase in the choice of agents to control blood glucose levels recently.
<p>The article discusses the pharmacology of oral bronchodilators and their role in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Management of acute exacerbations and the importance of follow up and review are considered briefly.
<p>This two-part article, the fourth in a series on pain, explores the four main divisions of pharmacology: pharmacodynamics–what the medicine does to the body; pharmacokinetics–what the body does to the medicine; pharmacoeconomics–the cost and benefit ratio compared to other treatments; an
<p>This article discusses the findings of a multi-hospital satisfaction survey of men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer. The survey was designed to enable direct comparison with a previously published satisfaction survey conducted by the Prostate Cancer Charity.
<p>This article, the third in a series of articles written by pain nurse specialists, explains the underlying physiology of pain.
