title: Reducing the psychological impact of postoperative pain.
abstract: This article addresses the nurse's role in reducing the psychological impact of postoperative pain. It deals first with the definition and assessment of pain, the effects of pain and the factors that affect it, and then examines the different measures that may be employed to alleviate it and how effectively these are utilized.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caunt
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012380:Role; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics