This book showcases the development and evaluation of innovative examples of pain management initiatives by advanced practitioners. It considers each service development or community initiative both in terms of advanced practice nursing and pain management. There is a wide range of examples of innovation in pain management included from the introduction of ketamine use in one trust, to wider issues around meeting the needs of pain management in the community. The book considers issues including use of research, education and interprofessional working in the advanced practitioner role. Each chapter looks at development of the service, challenges of implementation, evaluation of the service s success and justifying the importance of the advanced nurse in the service s achievements. Underlying theory is considered but the focus of each chapter is the translation of knowledge and skills into practice Written by expert advanced nurse practitioners with a wealth of experience in pain management Explores pain management in primary and secondary care, both within and outside the NHS Suitable for qualified nurses, Nurse Practitioners, specialist nurses working in the pain field and nursing students on postgraduate courses on pain management

This book showcases the development and evaluation of innovativeexamples of pain management initiatives by advanced practitioners.It considers each service development or community initiative bothin terms of advanced practice nursing and pain management. There isa wide range of examples of innovation in pain management included from the introduction of ketamine use in one trust, towider issues around meeting the needs of pain management in thecommunity.The book considers issues including use of researcheducation and interprofessional working in the advancedpractitioner role. Each chapter looks at development of theservice, challenges of implementation, evaluation of theservice's success and justifying the importance of theadvanced nurse in the service's achievements.* Underlying theory is considered but the focus of each chapteris the translation of knowledge and skills intopractice* Written by expert advanced nurse practitioners with a wealthof experience in pain management* Explores pain management in primary and secondary care, bothwithin and outside the NHS* Suitable for qualified nurses, Nurse Practitioners, specialistnurses working in the pain field and nursing students onpostgraduate courses on pain management

Contributors' biographies. Foreword 1 - Professor Judy Watt-Watson, University ofToronto, Canada. Foreword 2 - Professor Kim Manley, Head of PracticeDevelopment, Royal. College of Nursing. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1 Introduction to advancing practice in pain management(Eloise Carr and Martin Christensen). 2 Nurse-led femoral nerve block service for patients withfractured neck of femur (Mandy Layzell). 3 New directions in acute pain management: Ketamine. (GillianChumbley). 4 Developing a nurse-led clinic for the treatment of neuropathicpain. (Eileen Mann). 5 Nurse led strategies to improve patient safety in acute painmanagement (Felicia Cox). 6 Developing an acupuncture service for chronic pain(Ruth H Heafield, Christine M Haigh, Christine M Barnesand Elaine Beddingham). 7 The Advanced Nurse Practitioner: developing alliances (RuthDay and Dee Burrows). 8 An overview of advanced nursing practice in the development ofpain clinics in primary care: New ways of working (PaulBibby). 9 Development of Nurse Led Pain Management Programmes: Meeting aCommunity Need (Dee Burrows). 10 Nurse Prescribing in Acute & Chronic Pain Management(Trudy Towell and Martin Christensen). 11 Nurses leading the development of interprofessional educationin pain management (Ann Taylor). 12 New knowledge for advancing practice in pain management(Martin Christensen and Eloise Carr). Index.