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A catastrophic diagnosis puts nursing care to the test

September 11, 2009

The complicated case of a retiree with a newly diagnosed lung tumor kicks off our new “Case Study” department.

Assessing the seven dimensions of pain

February 11, 2008

Pain affects many aspects of your patient’s reality. Learn about the seven dimensions of pain and how to evaluate them.

Dispelling pain myths

August 7, 2014

Read up on the latest evidence-based best practices in pain management.

FDA approves new spinal cord stimulation system for pain

May 14, 2015

On May 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Senza spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system to help manage chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or…

Getting straight on low back pain treatment

October 11, 2012

Be sure you’re up to date on this common problem.

To combat the opioid epidemic, the ANA encourages alternative approaches to treating pain, such as increasing prescriber training, improving access to treatment, and exploring other pain management options.…

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Improving pain care for combat injured soldiers and veterans

September 11, 2011

By Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN Advances in battlefield trauma management have significantly improved survival among military personnel injured in the current Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, compared to…

Improving pain management: Call to action

December 11, 2006

Less pain means a great gain for patients. Learn about ANA’s agenda to improve the management of chronic and acute pain.

Managing chronic pain in cancer survivors

April 7, 2017

Key takeways Patients may experience cancer pain even after their cancer has been adequately treated and is in remission or cured. Proper assessment is key to pain management…

Managing chronic pain in the elderly

September 11, 2010

Chronic pain has widespread effects on older adults. This article describes how to help patients manage it.

New resource for pain management in the elderly

January 11, 2010

Visit a new one-stop resource for managing pain in the elderly at www.geriatricpain.org. Sections of the site include pain assessment, pain management, education, quality improvement, resources, and FAQs.…

Nurses’ role in managing pain

August 13, 2019

ANA offers guidance to help address a national and global epidemic. ON MY WAY INTO WORK at the burn center early in my career, I’d often worry about…

Nursing research takes aim at chronic pain

June 11, 2009

The National Institute of Nursing Research is studying ways to promote better outcomes for patients with chronic pain.

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Optimizing postoperative pain management in patients with chronic pain

December 14, 2021

Evidence-based recommendations. Takeaways: Inadequate postoperative pain relief can increase length of stay, delay discharge, increase readmission rates, and delay ambulation. Exploring the postoperative challenges faced by patients with…

Pain assessment and nonpharmacologic management in older adults

December 7, 2020

Accurately assessing and detecting acute or chronic pain in older adults (65 years and older) is challenging, especially if they have difficulty recognizing, interpreting, and communicating their pain…

Pain management: An ethical approach

December 13, 2018

ANA’s new position statement on pain management offers guidance When a federal law permanently expanded medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescribing authority to NPs and PAs in October 2018 (with…

Pediatric pain management

March 5, 2021

An individualized, multimodal, and interprofessional approach is key for success. Takeaways: Many pediatric patients experience unnecessary pain because of undertreatment and inadequate pain management after surgery. Barriers to…

Recognizing and easing procedural pain

September 11, 2007

A procedure may be routine to you, but the pain it produces isn’t routine to your patient.

Special Report – War on Pain

September 11, 2011

Nursing Strategies to Improve Pain Care in Veterans and Military Personnel

Special report – War on Pain: Multimodal and multidisciplinary therapy for pain management

August 4, 2014

By Kevin T. Galloway, BSN, MHA; Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MD; Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH; and Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN An important initial step in…

Special report – War on Pain: Pain management across the military continuum

August 4, 2014

In the military healthcare system, the need for aggressive management of acute pain associated with combat injuries and trauma is obvious. An equally important and possibly greater issue facing…

Special report – War on Pain: Understanding pain and pain mechanisms

August 4, 2014

By Kevin T. Galloway, BSN, MHA; Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MD; and Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN Pain is a significant challenge both for those who experience…

Two sides to the opioid crisis

March 12, 2018

Anne Fuqua, a former nurse, recently shared her opioid crisis story in the Washington Post. But it’s not the story you might be expecting to hear. Anne isn’t…

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What works: How can we make you more comfortable?

August 7, 2017

One hospital’s journey to improve the patient experience. Takeaways In an effort to improve the state of pain management, nurses in the acute care setting of one hospital…