The Pain Management Nursing site links you to all the information for reviewing and preparing for the Pain Management Nursing Certification.

Websites

Articles/Position Statements/Guidelines

Title (click for Full Text)	Publisher	Year
Pharmacological management of persistent pain in older persons	American Geriatrics Society	2009
Clinical guidelines for the use of chronic opioid therapy in chronic noncancer pain	American Pain Society	2009
Position Statement on Pain Management at the End of Life	American Society for Pain Management Nursing	2008
Position Statement: Pain Management in Patients with Addictive Disease	American Society for Pain Management Nursing	2002
Position Statement on Use of Placebos in Pain Management	American Society for Pain Management Nursing	2010
The use of "as needed" range orders for opioid anagesics in the management of acute pain…	Pain Management Nursing	2004
Position Statement: Pain Management in Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders	American Society for Pain Management Nursing	2012

Books

Title	Publisher	Year	eBook or Print
Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and Application	American Nurses Association	2008	eBook Print
Principles of Analgesic Use in the Treatment of Acute Pain and Cancer Pain	American Pain Society	2008	Print
Pain Management Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice	American Society for Pain Management Nursing	2005	Print
Core Curriculum for Pain Management Nursing	American Society for Pain Management Nursing	2010	Print
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing	Oxford University Press	2010	eBook Print
Bonica's Management of Pain	Ovid	2010	Print
Wong's Nursing Care of Infants & Children	Mosby’s	2003	Print
Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management	Mosby’s	2011	eBook Print
Compact Clinical Guide to Geriatric Pain Management: An Evidence-Based Approach for Nurses	Springer	2012	Print
Mosby's 2014 Nursing Drug Reference	Mosby’s	2013	eBook Print
Complementary & Alternative Therapies in Nursing	Springer	2010	Print
Managing Pain in Children: A Clinical Guide	Wiley	2014	Print (2014) Print (2008)
Avoiding Opioid Abuse While Managing Pain: A Guide for Practitioners	Sunrise River Press	2007	Print

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