title: The role of nurses in pain and palliative care.
abstract: Questions from patients about pain conditions and analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. Nurses play a critical role in the care of people living with pain throughout the life span-from birth to death. They provide important services that strongly influence the quality and effectiveness of a pain care plan. The role of the professional nurse and his/her responsibilities in pain and palliative care are discussed throughout these questions and answers.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 North Pine Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. mbrown@rx.umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Micke A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011787:Quality of Health Care
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics