Topics About 'Pain Management'.
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I was with a friend recently who was awaiting a craniotomy. We were in the OR holding area when the nurse came in and asked him "How would you rate your pain on a scale of zero to ten with zero being no pain and ten being the worst possible pain you ...
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Pain management is definitely a hot topic and one discussed at NTI 2018. Allnurses recently interviewed pain control expert, Catherine Ewing.
The opioid epidemic is a hot topic in today's headlines affecting more than 1 million people across the...
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Approximately 1 in 4 persons have used some form of complementary and alternative medicine / therapy. Hospitals, physicians and nurses are finding ways to incorporate alternative options in health care to their patients. In keeping with current trend...
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The ALTO program (alternatives to opioids) in the ED.
Last year the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) pioneered the ALTO program. Ten hospital emergency departments across the state participated and decreased the use of narcotics from 31-46% (...
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We have all experienced the discomfort of muscle pain. As nurses, we often overuse our musculoskeletal system during the workday and experience the consequences later. Intense pain can occur from simply sitting, standing or sleeping in the wrong posi...
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Managing our patient's pain is a paramount concern for all nurses. AllNurses staff recently attended NTI in Houston and interviewed June Oliver, MSN, CNS from Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago. She is an eminent pain management specialist who has ...