Pain: a Handbook for Nurses, by B. Sofaer, Harper and Row, London, 1984, 86 pp.. E2.95. This short book is concerned with general principles of pain management from a nursing perspective. The stated intention is to bridge a gap between theory and practice, aiming to give an introduction to general principles of pain management. The content is based on an educational research project conducted by the author with nurses working on a small sample of surgical wards. But, the theme throughout is general principles rather than specific types of pain. The topics covered are psychological aspects of pain, associated cultural factors, assessment, and an introduction to therapies especially distraction, relaxation and analgesia. The opening chapter is a transcript of an interview with a patient describing unrelieved pain following surgery. A consistent theme that runs throughout is an apparent prevalence of poaly controlled pain. This is suggested to be due to lack of understanding and knowledge on the part of nurses that results in inadequate practice. Subsequent chapters are short and topic related, each of which is followed by a summary of main points. A guide for further reading to expand on the topics covered is given and this book achieves the aim of providing a brief readable introductory text. Sheila Openshaw Nursing Practice Unit, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Mdd+x.(Great Britain) Pain in the Cancer Pat~e~i. Pathogenesi~, diagnosis and Therapy (Recent Results in Cancer Research, Vol. 89), edited by M. Zimmermann, P. Drings and G. Wagner, Springer, Berlin, 1984, 238 pp., DM 108.-. A very comprehensive summary in 24 chapters of the basis of cancer pain and of its therapy. The authors are mainly from German speaking areas. The necessarily brief chapters give an extremely good survey of problems and methods written by major experts in each field. Anesthi?sie Loco-rsgionale, by H.G. Auberger and H.C. Niesel, Masson, Paris, 1984, 190 pp. A translation into French of the 4th edition of the German language ‘Praktische Lokalankthesia’ by these authors.

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Pain: a Handbook for Nurses, by B. Sofaer, Harper and Row, London, 1984, 86 pp.. E2.95.

This short book is concerned with general principles of pain management from a nursing perspective. The stated intention is to bridge a gap between theory and practice, aiming to give an introduction to general principles of pain management. The content is based on an educational research project conducted by the author with nurses working on a small sample of surgical wards. But, the theme throughout is general principles rather than specific types of pain.

The topics covered are psychological aspects of pain, associated cultural factors, assessment, and an introduction to therapies especially distraction, relaxation and analgesia. The opening chapter is a transcript of an interview with a patient describing unrelieved pain following surgery. A consistent theme that runs throughout is an apparent prevalence of poaly controlled pain. This is suggested to be due to lack of understanding and knowledge on the part of nurses that results in inadequate practice. Subsequent chapters are short and topic related, each of which is followed by a summary of main points. A guide for further reading to expand on the topics covered is given and this book achieves the aim of providing a brief readable introductory text.

Sheila Openshaw Nursing Practice Unit,

Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Mdd+x. (Great Britain)

Pain in the Cancer Pat~e~i. Pathogenesi~, diagnosis and Therapy (Recent Results in Cancer Research, Vol. 89), edited by M. Zimmermann, P. Drings and G. Wagner, Springer, Berlin, 1984, 238 pp., DM 108.-.

A very comprehensive summary in 24 chapters of the basis of cancer pain and of its therapy. The authors are mainly from German speaking areas. The necessarily brief chapters give an extremely good survey of problems and methods written by major experts in each field.

Anesthi?sie Loco-rsgionale, by H.G. Auberger and H.C. Niesel, Masson, Paris, 1984, 190 pp.

A translation into French of the 4th edition of the German language ‘Praktische Lokalankthesia’ by these authors.