Main description:

Pain Management in Veterinary Nursing covers the nursing aspects of small animal pain management demonstrating how nursing procedures, techniques and care can be as beneficial to patients as the drugs administered. The book emphasises the vital role that veterinary nurses play in patient welfare - highlighting how advanced knowledge, skill and understanding of pain management is vital in providing exceptional nursing care.

Emphasizes the nursing aspects of pain management in small animal practice.
Covers the entire range of analgesic drugs available, with details on mechanisms of action, contraindications, and complications.
Provides guidelines on how to accurately assess pain in animals and gauge the effectiveness of treatment.
Complex topics such as physiology, anatomy, and pharmacology are discussed in clear, accessible language with accompanying figures, tables, and charts that clarify key concepts.

Contents:

1. Concepts of Pain Management in Animals

2. Evidence that Animals Feel Pain, and its Consequences

3. Assessing Pain in Animals

4. Methods of Pain Scoring in Animals

5. The Physiology of Pain

6. The Opioid Analgesic Drugs

7. The Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Analgesic Drugs, NSAIDs

8. Other Analgesic Drugs

9. Management of Acute Pain

10. Adjunctive Methods of Pain Management

11. Chronic Pain Management and Quality of Life