• Semin Oncol Nurs · Feb 2004

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    Managing pain in mucositis.

    • Joel B Epstein and Mark M Schubert.
    • Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Interdisciplinary Program in Oral Cancer, Chicago Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
    • Semin Oncol Nurs. 2004 Feb 1;20(1):30-7.

    ObjectiveTo discuss pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches available to manage pain.Data SourcePublished journal articles, book chapters, clinical experience.ConclusionPain management requires treatment directed at the various factors involved in the pain experience.Implications For Nursing PracticeNurses need to assess pain daily and follow patients closely until mucositis resolves. Management targeted to specific dimensions of pain can improve the effectiveness of pain control.

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