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AACN Protocols for Practice: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues in Critical Care. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 2006.

Acute Pain Management in Adults: Operative Procedures: Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians. AHCPR, 1993.

Acute Pain Management in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Operative and Medical Procedures: Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians. AHCPR, 1992.

Advanced Practice Oncology and Palliative Care Guidelines.  Wendy H. Vogel, Margery A. Wilson, and Michelle S. Melvin.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2004.

American Cancer Society's Guide to Pain Control. American Cancer Society. 2001.

Being Mindful, Easing Suffering: Reflections on Palliative Care. Christopher Johns. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 2004.

Building an Institutional Commitment to Pain Management: The Wisconsin Resource Manual. Debra B. Gordon, June L. Dahl, and Karen Kunz Stevenson. The Resource Center of the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives. 2000.

Cancer Pain Management. Deborah McGuire. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 1995.

Cancer Pain Management: A Comprehensive Approach. Edited by Karen H. Simpson and Keith Budd. Oxford University Press. 2000.

Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care: Report of the WHO Expert Committee. 1990.

Care of the Dying: A Pathway to Excellence. Edited by John Ellershaw and Susie Wilkinson. Oxford University Press. 2003.

Caring for People in Pain. Bryn Davis. Routledge. 2000.

Challenge of Pain. Ronald Melzack. Penguin Books. 1988.

Chronic Muscle Pain Syndrome: How to Recognize and Treat It and Feel Better All Over! Paul Davidson. Berkley Books. 1991.

Chronic Pain: A Handbook for Nurses. Marcus Munafo and Jacquie Trim. Butterworth-Heinemann. 2000.

Chronic Pain Management.  Edited by Carol Banks and Karen Mackrodt.  Whurr. 2005.

Clinical Management of the Elderly Patient in Pain. Edited by Gary McCleane and Howard Smith. Haworth Medical Press. 2006.

The Complete Guide to Relieving Cancer Pain and Suffering.  Richard B. Patt and Susan S. Lang.  Oxford University Press.  2004.

Contextual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain.  Lance M. McCracken.  ASP Press.  2005.

Conversations in Palliative Care. Edited by Joan T. Panke and Patrick Coyne. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. 2006.

Core Curriculum for Pain Management Nursing. Edited by Barbara St. Marie.W. B. Saunders. 2002.

Decision Making in Pain Management. Edited by Somayaji Ramamurthy, James N. Rogers and Euleche Alanmanou. Mosby Elsevier. 2006.

Emerging Strategies for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Edited by James N. Campbell, et al. IASP Press. 2006.

End of Life in Care Homes: A Palliative Care Approach. Edited by Jeanne Samson Katz and Sheila Peace. Oxford University Press. 2003.

Evaluation of Postoperative Pain Relief in Neurosurgical Patients Undergoing Laminectomy Surgery
.  Kirsten M. Hayford.  Winona State University thesis.  2005.

Examples of Compliance: Pain Assessment and Management. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 2002.

Expert Pain Management. Springhouse. 1997.

The Family and Chronic Pain: A Special Issue of the International Journal of Family Therapy. Ranjan Roy. Human Sciences Press. 1985.

Freedom from Chronic Pain: The Breakthrough Method of Pain Relief Based on the New York Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital. Norman J. Marcus. Simon & Schuster. 1994.

Freedom from Fibromyalgia: The 5-Week Program Proven to Conquer Pain. Nancy Selfridge and Franklyn Peterson. Three Rivers Press. 2001.

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. Jon Kabat-Zinn. Dell Publishing. 1991.

Geriatric Palliative Care. Edited by R. Sean Morrison and Diane E. Meier. Oxford University Press. 2003.

Gerontologic Palliative Care Nursing. Marianne LaPorte Matzo and Deborah Witt Sherman. Mosby. 2004.

Handbook for Pain Management. W.B. Saunders Company. 1998.

Handbook of Pain Assessment. Edited by Dennis C. Turk and Ronald Melzack. The Guilford Press. 2001.

Healing Conversations: What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say. Nance Guilmartin. Jossey-Bass. 2002.

Hospice and Palliative Care Handbook:  Quality, Compliance, and Reimbursement.  Tina M. Marrelli.  2nd edition.  Elsevier Mosby.  2005.

Improving Palliative Care: We Can Take Better Care of People with Cancer. Institute of Medicine, National Research Council. National Academies Press, 2003.

Key Aspects of Comfort: Managment of Pain, Fatigue, and Nausea. Sandra G. Funk. Springer Publishing. 1989.

The Management of Acute Pain. Gilbert Park, Barbara Fulton, and Siva Senthuran. Oxford University Press. 2000.

Management of Cancer Pain. Clinical Practice Guideline. AHCPR. 1994.

Managing Cancer Pain. AHCPR, 1994.

Managing Pain Before It Manages You. Margaret A. Caudill. Guilford Press. 1995.

Mayo Clinic Guide to Pain Relief. Edited by Barbara Bruce and W. Michael Hooten. Mayo Clinic. 2008.

Meaning in Suffering : Caring Practices in the Health Professions. Edited by Nancy E. Johnston and Alwilda Scholler-Jaquish. University of Wisconsin Press. 2007.

Neonatal Pain Assessment and Management Self Learning Packet. October 2002 version. Lucia Wocial, LeAnn M. Johnson, and Mary Ann Smith. Neonatal Specialty Practice Committee of the Department of Nursing. 2002.

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine. Eric J. Cassell. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press. 2004.

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing. Betty R. Ferrell and Nessa Coyle. Oxford University Press. 2008.

Pain. Mary K. Kazanowski and Margaret Saul Laccetti. Slack Incorporated. 2002.

Pain: Causes and Management. Jan Hawthorn and Kathy Redmond. Blackwell. 1998.

Pain: Clinical Manual. Margo McCaffery. Mosby. 1999.

Pain and Possibility: Writing Your Way Through Personal Crisis. 1991.

Pain and Suffering. William K. Livingston. IASP Press. 1998.

Pain Assessment and Management: An Organizational Approach. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Joint Commission. 2000.

Pain Control After Surgery: A Patient's Guide. AHCPR, 1992.

Pain in the Critically Ill: Assessment and Management. Kathleen A. Puntillo. Aspen. 1991.

Pain Management at the End of Life: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge & Practice. Edited by Kenneth J. Koka. Hospice Foundation of America. 2006.

Pain Management : Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals. Yvonne M. D'Arcy. HCPro. 2007.

Pain Management Handbook: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Evelyn Salerno and Joyce S. Willens. Mosby. 1996.

Pain Managment Made Incredibly Easy! Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2003.

Pain Management: Nursing Perspective. Judith Watt-Watson. Mosby. 1992.

Pain Management Nursing:  Scope & Standards of Practice.  American Society for Pain Management Nursing and American Nurses Association.  Nursebooks.org. 2005.

Pain Management Secrets: Questions and Answers Reveal the Secrets to Successful Pain Management. 2nd edition. Ronald Kanner. Hanley & Belfus. 2003.

Palliative & End-of-Life Care : Clinical Practice Guidelines. Kim K. Kuebler, Debra E. Heidrich and Peg Esper. Saunders/Elsevier. 2007.

Palliative Care Nursing: A Guide to Practice. Edited by Margaret O'Connor and Sanchia Aranda. Ausmed Publications. 2003.

Palliative Care Nursing: Principles and Evidence for Practice. Edited by Sheila Payne, Jane Seymour and Christine Ingleton. Open University Press. 2004.

Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life. Edited by Marianne LaPorte Matzo and Deborah Witt Sherman. 2nd edition. Springer Pub. Co. 2006.

Palliative Practices:  An Interdisciplinary Approach.  Kim K. Kuebler, Mellar P. Davis, and Crystal Dea Moore.  Elsevier Mosby.  2005.

Palliative Practices from A-Z for the Bedside Clinician. Edited by Kim K. Kuebler and Peg Esper. 2002.

Patients with Cancer: Understanding the Psychological Pain. Arelene Houldin. Lippincott. 2000.

Personality Characteristics of Patients with Pain. American Psychological Association. 2000.

A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management In Cancer Patients. Janet Abrahm. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2000.

Post-Operative Recovery and Pain Relief. Springer. 1998.

Psychiatric Aspects of Symptom Management in Cancer Patients.
American Psychiatric Press. 1993.

The Psychological Management of Chronic Pain: Patient's Manual. H. Clare Philips and Stanley Rachman. Springer Series on Behavior Therapy and Behaviorial Medicine 1996.

The Psychological Management of Chronic Pain: A Treatment Manual. H. Clare Philips and Stanley Rachman. Springer Series on Behavior Therapy and Behavioral Medicine. 1996.

Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care. Edited by Mari Lloyd-Williams. Oxford University Press. 2003.

Spirituality, Suffering, and Illness:  Ideas for Healing.  Lorraine M. Wright.  F. A. Davis Company.  2005.

Study Guide for Pain Management Nursing Certification Preparation. American Society for Pain Management Nursing. 2005.

Textbook of Palliative Nursing. Edited by Betty Rolling Ferrell and Nessa Coyle. Oxford University Press. 2001.

The War on Pain. Scott Fishman with Lisa Berger. Quill. 2001.

You Don't Have to Suffer: A Complete Guide to Relieving Cancer Pain for Patients and Their Families. Susan S. Lang. Oxford University Press. 1994.


Videos

Acute Pain Management: Operative Or Medical Procedures And Trauma. [1 video with guide]. 1993. 28 minutes.

Synopsis: Designed to familiarize health care workers with the new pain management guidelines published by AHCPR; the guidelines are necessary because "undermedication results in unnecessary suffering, slower recovery, and prolonged hospital stays; pain is not only uncomfortable, it can be dangerous."

Assessing Compliance with the New Pain Management Standards. [2 videos with guide]. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 2000. 81 minutes.

Synopsis: Part 1. Examines what pain is, under treatment of pain, the impact of unrelieved pain, and barriers to effective pain management. Discusses the of pain management and how to assess compliance with the new standards. Part 2. Discusses effective implementation strategies; examines pain assessment, pain management and changing the culture of pain management.

Assessment and Management of Acute Pain in the Elderly. [1 video]. Carrollton, TX: HSTN, 2001. 25 minutes. With: Anne Marie Kelly.

Synopsis: The objectives of this program are to be able to define pain management, list barriers to effective pain management, describe how to perform a comprehensive pain assessment, discuss pharmacological interventions of pain management in the elderly, and disucss drugs to avoid in the elderly.

Care of the Patient with Pain. [1 video with guide]. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven, 1997. 20 minutes.

Synopsis: Describes basic pain mechanisms and transmission; examines nursing care and needs during the acute stage and the continuing care stage; discusses the appropriate nursing interventions for the patient with acute pain.

Chronic Pain Control For Oncology Patients. [2 videos with guide]. Nashville, TN: The Laurence A. Grossman Medical Learning Center at Saint Thomas Hospital, 1988. 120 minutes. With R. Payne and S. Cooper, L. Porter , A. Roach, and D. Wujcik.

Epidural Analgesia For Chronic Cancer Pain. [1 video with guide]. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1994. 37 minutes. (McCaffery: Contemporary Issues in Pain Management). With Anna Williams, RN with an introduction by Margo McCaffery, RN.

Synopsis: Identifies low tech alternatives for patients with chronic cancer pain who cannot take analgesics orally; indicates the anatomical location of the epidural space; lists three selection criteria for the use of epidural route; outlines nursing responsibilities for a patient with a newly placed epidural catheter.

Implementing The AHCPR Guideline On Acute Pain Management. [1 video]. Ida Grove, IA: Horn Video Productions, Inc.,, 1993. 27 minutes. (Research Utilization ).

Synopsis: Outlines the hvp steps of research utilization as a method of implementing the AHCPR clinical practice guideline on acute pain management. Emphasizes a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach to pain control, an individualized, proactive pain control plan, assessment of a patient's pain and a formal institutional approach to management of acute pain.

Implementing the New Pain Management Standards. [1 video with guide]. Carrollton, TX : PRIMEDIA, 2000. 120 minutes. (2000 Joint Commission Videoconference series)

Synopsis: Lists five general guidelines for interpreting laboratory data; describes common flow-volume loop patterns; describes the influence of race on test results; lists five common recommendations for interpreting spirometric results.

Improving The Quality Of Pain Management. [1 video with guide]. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1994. 36 minutes. (McCaffery: Contemporary Issues in Pain Management ).With Betty Ferrel, RN and Margo McCaffery, RN.

Synopsis: Defines continuous quality improvement and recognizes existing standards to guide quality in pain management; describes use of pain audits and other tools to assess pain management; lists five steps in continuous quality improvement and identifies key roles of nurses in achieving quality improvement in pain management.

Inadequate Management Of Acute Pain. [1 video with guide]. Manati, Puerto Rico: Endo Pharmaceuticals, 1982. 37 minutes. With Margo McCaffery.

Note: Guide is in two parts and consists of syllabi for two 1988 seminars presented by Ms McCaffery: Pain: Assessment and Intervention in Clinical Practice and Pain: AnAdvanced Course in Nursing Assessment and Relief which supplement her remarks on this video.

New Modalities Of Cancer Pain Management: PCA--An In-Depth View. [1 video]. Philadelphia, PA: Fox Chase Cancer Center, 1989. 20 minutes. With Michael Levy.

Nursing Assessment of the Patient with Pain. [1 video]. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1992. 30 minutes. With Margo McCaffery.

Synopsis: Recognizes two misconceptions that frequently hamper a professional's assessment of pain in adult and elderly patients; identifies two indications that a patient may be denying pain; identifies two specific methods for assessing a patient's level of pain.

Pain In The Elderly. [1 video with guide]. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1994. 37 minutes. (McCaffery: Contemporary Issues in Pain Management ).With Betty Ferrell, RN and Margo McCaffery, RN.

Synopsis: Dispels common misconceptions and lists special considerations regarding pain assessment in the elderly; describes methods of pain assessment including pain scales; describes pharmacologic considerations; and identifies non-drug interventions useful for pain management.

Pain Management. [1 video]. Boston, MA: Fanlight Productions, 2000. 29 minutes. (The Doctor Is In)

Synopsis: Offers an overview of the causes of pain and how it can be effectively managed, when it cannot be cured; explores medical, surgical and mind-body techniques for pain management, in both hospital and out-patient settings.

Pain Management Across the Continuum of Care: The Patient's Experience. [1 video with guide]. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2000. 32 minutes.

Synopsis: Follows two patients through the continuum of care at a local hospital. From pre-entry through discharge, it goes through the different levels of treatment and shows how the new Joint Commission pain management standards are met.

Pain Management in Special Populations: Challenging Populations. [1 video with guide]. Oak Brook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2001. 25 minutes.

Synopsis: Discusses assessing and managing pain in the cognitively impaired, the culturally diverse, and the chemically dependent patient populations. Helps health care providers understand pain and its management, the barriers organizations face when caring for the more challenging populations in pain, various approaches to assessing pain in these populations, and some pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches to pain management being used today.

Pain Management in Special Populations: Disease Related Pain. [1 video with guide]. Oak Brook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2001. 38 minutes.

Synopsis: This video will help you better understand pain and its management, the barriers organizations face when dealing with pain management, various approaches to assessing patients or residents with disease related pain, and the pharmacologic as well as the nonpharmacologic aproaches to addressing and treating pain in this population.

Pain Management in Special Populations: Geriatrics. [1 video with guide]. Oak Brook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2001. 26 minutes.

Synopsis: This video was developed to help you better understand pain and its management, the barriers organizations face when caring for the elderly patient in pain, various approaches to assessing pain in the elderly, and to share with you some of the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches to pain management being used today.

Pain Management in Special Populations: Pediatrics. [1 video with guide]. Oak Brook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2001. 30 minutes.

Synopsis: This video was developed to help you better understand pain and its management, the barriers organizations face when caring for the pediatric patient in pain, various approaches to assessing pain in the pediatric patient, and to share with you some of the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches to pain management being used today.

Pain Management: 2001 Compliance Update. [1 video with guide]. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 2001. 90 minutes. (2001 Joint Commission Videoconference Series)

Synopsis: This program describes the Joint Commission's Pain Management standards; identifies other Joint Commission standards that support the implementation of thePain Management standards; and identifies performance improvement efforts made based on the case studies presented.

Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign: New Joint Commission Standards on Pain Management. [1 video with guide]. Nashville, TN: Envision Inc., 1999. 16 minutes.

Synopsis: Discusses assessing and managing pain, as well as the importance of patient education about pain control.

Pain: The Language of the Body and the Mind. [3 videos]. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humnaities & Sciences, 2000. 60 minutes. With: Paul Dunston.

Contents:
Part 1: The Management of Pain (25 minutes)
Part 2: The Psychology of Pain (18 minutes)
Part 3: The Physiology of Pain (17 minutes)
Synopsis: Pain is often the body's sole method of communicating with the mind; it alerts the brain to malfunctions and protects the body from further harm. This concise three-part series explores the management, psychology, and physiology of pain to provide an in-depth overview of its role in our physical and mental lives.

A Patient's Guide To Pain Control After Surgery. [1 video]. Ida Grove, IA: Horn Video Productions, Inc., 1993. 10 minutes.

Synopsis: Explains to patients and their families the importance of pain control after surgery; the patient is given detailed explanations of options for pain control and is taught to assess and describe their pain. Outlines the AHCPR's seven steps to help patients keep their pain under control: ask what to expect, discuss pain control options, discuss a pain medication schedule, cooperatively develop a pain control plan, utilize relief drugs when pain first begins, learn to assess and measure your pain, communicate unrelieved pain.

PCA: Patient Controlled Analgesia And The Management Of Pain. [1 video with guide]. New York, NY: American Journal of Nursing, 1993. 19 minutes.

Synopsis: AHCPR pain guidelines; PCA explained; the safe efficient use of PCA, its benefits, and contraindications; the nurse's role, including setting up the pump, pain assessment, and the handling of drug side effects.

Undertreatment of Pain. [1 video]. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1992. 30 minutes.

Synopsis: Identifies forms of undertreating pain; recognizes the difference between physical dependence and addiction; identifies common fears that cause undertreatment of pain with opioids.

Why Not Freedom from Cancer Pain? [1 video]. Genevea, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 1990. 14 minutes.

Synopsis: Effectively addresses and refutes, one by one, all the reasons for denying the right to pain relief--from the irrational fear of drug addiction to neglect of the problem in medical training; WHO asks governments, cancer societies, hospitals, pharmacists and the medical and nursing professions Why Not?.



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