title: [Nursing aspects in pain treatment].
abstract: Pain, the concept of pain and how pain is connected with culture are discussed in this article. The experience of pain in individual. It can not be questioned. The primary task of nursing is to help and support a patient to cope with pain in spite of the fact whether there is a cause for pain or not. Besides pharmacotherapy there are other possibilities to help a patient, e.g. by taking care of the surroundings, offering interesting subjects to think about, using imagination, relaxation, cognitive behavioral therapy, massage, therapeutic touch and thermat and cryotherapy.
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authors.lastname: Sundqvist
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement
vernacular_title: Hoitotyön näkökulma kivunhoitoon.