Meeting the challenges in cancer pain management.
Cancer pain, caused by the disease itself or its treatments, is common. This session discussed pain management strategies that nurses can share with patients experiencing pain. The program covered variables that must be considered when selecting an initial opioid for managing pain, the concept of opioid rotation for patients experiencing severe pain, neuropathy assessment and treatment, and the future of cancer pain management.
D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection
D000700:Analgesics