title: A stepwise guide to cancer pain management in the home.
abstract: Patients experiencing pain from cancer make up a large part of the caseload for most home care and hospice nurses. This article presents up-to-date information on the medications, strategies, and considerations in managing these patients. Helpful tables, reference points, and tips from a pain management expert are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Our Lady of the Lake College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. louise9516@aol.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plaisance
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006699:Home Care Services; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics