St Marie Barbara
Fairview-University Pain Management Center, Fairview Health Services, 12th Floor Pain Management Center, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2003 Sep;38(3):539-54, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0029-6465(03)00046-x.
This article discusses interventional treatment for the complex pain patient, including intraspinal opioid administration spinal cord stimulation, and commonly performed nerve blocks. The role of the nurse has grown to support these technological interventions, and nursing has provided a foundation to strengthen the success of these interventions through watchful monitoring and patient education.