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Any recommendations: good reference book on symptom management, especially pain relief

I'm a palliative care NP and have been working for a short time as an outpatient consultant. I am now working in a hospital setting part-time and feel very underprepared. I am in a full practice state and will be expected to order or at least recommend opioids, PCAs, benzos for anxiety, and medications for patients on comfort care (so essentially hospice prescribing). Any good resources? I went through the CAPC stuff, but didn't feel like it gave good hands-on guidance for someone really unfamiliar. 

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    Have you looked into the CSU Palliative Care online courses? I took the one for RN Certification, though it is not the same as HPNA CHPN. I liked the course. They have more courses now. 

    https://csupalliativecare.org

    The book that is available is Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care by Linda Wrede-Seaman, MD. I have the third addition which was published in 2009, Seems like there should be another on e by now? 

    There is also the Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care if you want to know what the Brits do.

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    SunDazed said:

    The book that is available is Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care by Linda Wrede-Seaman, MD. I have the third addition which was published in 2009, Seems like there should be another on e by now? 

     

    Another good resource. The 4th edition is available:)

    https://www.amazon.com/Symptom-Management-Algorithms-Handbook-Palliative/dp/1888411228/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=241622826236&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9016266&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12530213024128125062&hvtargid=kwd-756518285&hydadcr=9809_10377532&keywords=symptom+management+algorithms&qid=1685472604&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc

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