title: A pharmacological approach to acute pain.
abstract: A wide variety of analgesic drugs and techniques is available for the management of acute pain. Nurses are frequently expected to make choices in analgesic therapy. A good understanding of the actions of available drugs is needed by nursing and medical staff to provide optimum pharmacological pain relief. Education of health professionals is essential to promote the effective management of acute pain.
authors.affiliation: Milton Keynes General Hospital.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000700:Analgesics / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D010147:Pain Measurement
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics