The Management of Pain in Older People: A Workbook
- ISBN-10
- 1905539223
- ISBN-13
- 9781905539222
- Category
- Older people
- Pages
- 82
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- M&K Update Ltd
- Authors
- Pat Schofield, Barry Aveyard, Catherine Black
Description
Self-directed study workbooks that will appeal to everyone with a health and social care interest. They can be used as a stand-alone modules or part of an assessment programme, or as part of a more formal training programme at a college or other institution. They have been designed to be very flexible. This workbook designed to give you a basic introduction into the issues around pain in older people. It explores the size and nature of the problem along with practical assessment and management approaches and will help you to think about the issues in your own area of practice. It is not designed to make you an expert in pain management, but to increase your awareness of the complexity of the pain experience when working with older adults and to help you to understand the need for a creative and innovative approach to dealing with the person in your care who may be in pain.
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