Topic

Pain

Understanding the gender pain gap affecting women in healthcare
Nursing Standard

Understanding the gender pain gap affecting women in healthcare

Clinical
09 Feb 2026
Pain management consultant nurse Felicia Cox, who died after an illness, has been described as ‘a real force for good’ and ‘a great warrior of a person’
Nursing Standard

Felicia Cox death: a 'mischievous, witty, warrior' of a nurse

News
26 Jan 2026
Clinical management of acute post-operative bladder spasm in children and young people
Nursing Children and Young People

Clinical management of acute post-operative bladder spasm in children and young people

CPD articles
26 Jan 2026
Learning Disability Practice

Using decision trees to enhance pain assessment in people with learning disabilities and complex communication needs

Clinical
08 January 2026
Nursing Children and Young People

A struggle for all: findings of a qualitative study on nasogastric tube insertion in children

Clinical
06 October 2025
Nursing Children and Young People

Nurses’ perspectives on neonatal pain management in Ghana

Clinical
22 September 2025
Nursing Older People

Challenges of assessing pain in people with dementia: a systematised literature review

Clinical
21 August 2025
Nursing Older People

Exploring the complexities of symptom recognition and management in older people with dementia and multimorbidity

Clinical
26 March 2025
Nursing Standard

How to administer a local anaesthetic infusion for pain management

How to
24 February 2025
Nursing Standard

How to assess a patient’s chronic pain

How to
13 January 2025
Nursing Standard

Period tracking and nursing shifts: managing your cycle at work

Analysis
06 January 2025
Nursing Children and Young People

Medicines management in children and young people: pharmacological approaches to treat pain

CPD articles
12 December 2024
Nursing Older People

Evaluating pain management in older people after orthopaedic surgery – a study in Jordan

Clinical
27 November 2024
Emergency Nurse

Managing ankle fracture-dislocation injury in the emergency department: a case study

Clinical
26 November 2024
Nursing Standard

Managing pain at the end of life: advice for nurses

Analysis
18 November 2024
Learning Disability Practice

Exploring the barriers to identification of chronic pain in people with learning disabilities

Clinical
25 October 2024
Nursing Standard

Understanding total pain: how to improve your nursing practice

Analysis
10 October 2024
Nursing Standard

Essential pain management: how to improve your skills

Podcast
22 August 2024
Nursing Older People

Assessing pain in older people with normal, mildly impaired or severely impaired cognition

CPD articles
17 July 2024
Nursing Standard

How to undertake a pain assessment for ­patients with acute post-operative pain

How to
15 July 2024
Nursing Older People

Promoting musculoskeletal health and preventing ill health

Clinical
03 July 2024
Nursing Children and Young People

Using non-pharmacological interventions to manage medical procedure-induced anxiety in children: a framework to guide best practice

Clinical
17 June 2024
Nursing Standard

Payout for nurse after bosses refused to let her only work nights

News
10 April 2024
Nursing Standard

Peripheral neuropathic pain: supporting patients with self-management

Clinical
18 March 2024
Emergency Nurse

Blunt mechanism chest wall injury: initial patient assessment and acute care priorities

CPD articles
12 March 2024
Nursing Standard

Intravenous paracetamol shortage: what nurses need to know

Expert advice
09 January 2024
Cancer Nursing Practice

Exploring the provision of services to support people with cancer-related pain

Clinical
19 December 2023
Nursing Standard

Nursing communication: how to talk to patients about pain

Analysis
04 December 2023
Nursing Standard

Chronic shortage of sickle cell nurses putting patients at risk

News
01 December 2023
Nursing Standard

Recognising and managing migraine

CPD articles
23 November 2023
Nursing Standard

Nurse-led study will examine hypnosis to ease post-op pain

News
06 November 2023
Nursing Standard

Exploring the prevalence, characteristics and nursing assessment of neuropathic pain

Clinical
29 August 2023
Cancer Nursing Practice

The role of acupuncture as an adjunct pain relief option for people with cancer

Clinical
20 July 2023
Nursing Standard

Assessing and managing pain in older people with dementia

CPD articles
14 July 2023
Nursing Older People

How to identify which patients can self-manage in the community

Analysis
29 June 2023
Cancer Nursing Practice

Dementia and comorbid cancer: challenges and implications for nursing practice

Clinical
21 March 2023
Nursing Standard

Complex regional pain syndrome: diagnosis and management

Clinical
20 March 2023
Emergency Nurse

Assessment and management of pelvic fractures from high-energy trauma in adults

Clinical
07 March 2023
Nursing Standard

Pain assessment and management for people with dementia in the community

Clinical
27 February 2023
Nursing Standard

Moving away from medicines: an overview of chronic pain management

Clinical
06 February 2023
Primary Health Care

Alternatives to opioids for managing chronic pain: a patient education programme in the US

Clinical
09 November 2022
Emergency Nurse

Pain assessment tools for use with children in acute pain in the emergency department

Clinical
23 August 2022
Nursing Standard

Access to pain management from a legal and human rights perspective

Clinical
15 August 2022
Cancer Nursing Practice

Metastatic spinal cord compression: a poster and mnemonic supporting acute hospital staff to deliver optimal patient care

Clinical
08 August 2022
Nursing Standard

Endometriosis: what nurses need to know and how to help patients

Analysis
01 August 2022
Emergency Nurse

Trauma pain management in the emergency department: use of methoxyflurane as a patient-administered analgesic

Clinical
16 June 2022
Nursing Standard

An overview of pain assessment and management

Clinical
30 March 2022
Nursing Standard

Nurses with chronic pain: coping strategies and colleague support

Analysis
25 February 2022
Nursing Standard

Migraine: how to manage symptoms, and why nurses are at risk

Analysis
31 January 2022
Emergency Nurse

Assessing and managing people with sickle cell disease presenting with vaso-occlusive crisis in the emergency department

CPD articles
12 January 2022
Emergency Nurse

Endometriosis: a guide to investigations and treatment in the emergency department

Clinical
01 December 2021
Cancer Nursing Practice

Conducting holistic pain assessments in patients with cancer-related pain

CPD articles
20 October 2021
Nursing Standard

Reviewing the physiology, pharmacology and therapeutic uses of ketamine

Clinical
23 August 2021
Emergency Nurse

Assessing and investigating patients with a suspected bone tumour

Clinical
20 July 2021
Nursing Standard

Association between medically assisted detoxification and neuropathic pain

Clinical
19 July 2021
Nursing Children and Young People

Biological basis of child health 11: anatomy, physiology and development of the senses

CPD articles
17 May 2021
Nursing Standard

Challenges in the management of pain in hospital patients with opioid use disorder

Clinical
01 February 2021
Nursing Standard

Recognising the importance of language in effective pain assessment

CPD articles
18 January 2021
Nursing Older People

Holistic pain assessment in older people and older people living with dementia

CPD articles
06 January 2021
Nursing Standard

Recognising and assessing acute pain

Clinical
03 December 2020
Nursing Standard

Care and management of patients receiving epidural analgesia

Clinical
17 November 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

Biological basis of child health 6: development of the skeletal system and orthopaedic conditions

CPD articles
07 September 2020
Nursing Standard

Why using the terminology of ‘pain catastrophising’ can be harmful

Features
24 August 2020
Nursing Standard

Role of the nurse in supporting the safe use of opioids

Clinical
17 August 2020
Nursing Standard

Pain management: how to safely resume services

Policy briefing
13 July 2020
Emergency Nurse

Optimising the conservative management of closed tendinous mallet finger injury

Clinical
23 June 2020
Emergency Nurse

Pain relief for fractured neck of femur: what emergency nurses need to know

Clinical update
18 June 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice

Using targeted education to improve acute hospital nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain assessment and management

Clinical
08 June 2020
Nursing Standard

More than a headache: how migraine treatment often falls short

Features
03 June 2020
Nursing Standard

Role of the nurse in the assessment and management of post-operative pain

Clinical
16 March 2020
Emergency Nurse

Mallet finger injuries: the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and management

CPD articles
10 March 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice

Exploring patients’ lived experiences and perceptions of chemotherapy

Clinical
05 March 2020
Nursing Standard

Responding to people who are experiencing spiritual pain

CPD articles
02 March 2020
Nursing Standard

‘Wake up’ to the burden of endometriosis for patients and the NHS, urges charity

News
04 February 2020
Nursing Older People

Role of nursing associates in addressing the needs of people with dementia in hospital

Clinical
27 January 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice

Cannabinoids for the treatment of cancer-related pain: a systematic review

Clinical
21 January 2020
Nursing Older People

Osteoporosis and fragility fractures: risk assessment, management and prevention

CPD articles
19 December 2019
Nursing Children and Young People

Nurses’ underuse of non-pharmacological pain relief interventions in preterm infants

Clinical
09 December 2019
Nursing Standard

How to care for patients undergoing paracentesis for the drainage of ascites

How to
28 October 2019
Nursing Children and Young People

Does parental anxiety affect children’s perception of pain during intravenous cannulation?

Clinical
28 October 2019
Nursing Standard

End of life care: when pain relief isn’t enough

Comment
05 September 2019
Nursing Standard

Use of pain scales and observational pain assessment tools in hospital settings

Clinical
29 August 2019
Learning Disability Practice

'I saw your behaviour as a form of communication'

Comment
21 August 2019
Nursing Standard

Pain management: steps for better care and faster recovery after surgery

Features
06 August 2019
Nursing Standard

Assessment and management of chronic pain

CPD articles
05 August 2019
Nursing Older People

Older people’s use of non-pharmacological interventions for chronic, non-cancer pain and comfort

Clinical
17 July 2019
Nursing Standard

Opioid misuse: breaking the prescription addiction cycle

Features
11 June 2019
Nursing Children and Young People

Parents are the real professionals when it comes to their children

Student voice
17 April 2019
Emergency Nurse

Nursing patients with acute aortic dissection in emergency departments

CPD articles
09 April 2019
Nursing Standard

Using a structured clinical assessment to identify the cause of chest pain

CPD articles
25 March 2019
Nursing Standard

No nurse should lack the training and support to manage patients’ pain

Comment
19 March 2019
Nursing Standard

How to recognise and treat pain in someone with dementia

Features
07 March 2019
Nursing Older People

Bioelectronics provides options in treatment of chronic pain

Journal scan
06 March 2019
Nursing Standard

Chronic pain: how to support patients by asking the right questions

Features
05 March 2019
Emergency Nurse

Pre-hospital pain assessment in paediatric patients

Clinical
12 February 2019
Nursing Children and Young People

Diagnosing and managing migraine in children and young people

CPD articles
31 December 2018
Nursing Children and Young People

Effects of watching cartoons on pain scores in children undergoing venepuncture

Clinical
13 December 2018
Emergency Nurse

Evidence-based management of patients with Colles’ fractures in emergency departments: a case-based critical reflection

Clinical
04 December 2018
Nursing Standard

Safe and effective management of analgesics in patients presenting to hospital with acute illness

Clinical
15 November 2018
Nursing Standard

How a pain specialist team changed the way I nurse

Clinical placement
12 November 2018
Nursing Children and Young People

Pain assessment in paediatric intensive care: the Italian COMFORT behaviour scale

Clinical
10 November 2018
Nursing Standard

A clearer picture of pain

Comment
09 November 2018
Cancer Nursing Practice

Making sense of pain and loss: searching for meaning while living with cancer

Clinical
28 August 2018
Nursing Standard

Role of the nurse in stroke rehabilitation

CPD articles
22 August 2018
Nursing Standard

Pathophysiology and nursing management of acute pancreatitis

CPD articles
28 June 2018
Nursing Standard

Advances in the pharmacological management of acute and chronic pain

Clinical
06 June 2018
Nursing Standard

Procedural pain management in patients with cancer

CPD articles
06 June 2018
Nursing Older People

Clinical update: national guidelines for the assessment of pain in older people

Clinical update
30 May 2018
Nursing Standard

Sham operation casts doubt on back treatment

Journal scan
29 May 2018
Nursing Children and Young People

Children’s pain management still suffers from the misconceptions of the past

Comment
19 April 2018
Nursing Children and Young People

Acute burns management: placement reflections of a children’s nursing student

Clinical
07 March 2018
Nursing Standard

Pain: A Sociological Introduction

Reviews
28 February 2018
Cancer Nursing Practice

Managing pain in advanced cancer settings: an expert guidance and conversation tool

Clinical
07 December 2017
Nursing Older People

Approaches to acute pain management in older people

CPD articles
31 October 2017
Nursing Children and Young People

Ghanaian nurses’ knowledge of invasive procedural pain and its effect on children, parents and nurses

Clinical
11 September 2017
Nursing Children and Young People

Ghanaian nurses' knowledge of invasive procedural pain and its effect on children, parents and nurses

Clinical
21 August 2017
Nursing Standard

Book Review: Pain Management

Reviews
11 August 2017
Nursing Older People

Older people’s experiences of cancer pain: a qualitative study

Clinical
30 June 2017
Nursing Older People

Older people's experiences of cancer pain: a qualitative study

Clinical
16 June 2017
Nursing Standard

Liposomal bupivacaine peripheral nerve block for the management of postoperative pain

Clinical
12 April 2017
Nursing Standard

Liposomal bupivacaine peripheral nerve block for the management of postoperative pain

Clinical
04 April 2017
Nursing Standard

Effective pain management in patients in hospital

Clinical
15 March 2017
Nursing Standard

Effective pain management in hospital

Clinical
04 March 2017
Nursing Older People

Nurses’ knowledge of pain and its management in older people

Clinical
28 October 2016
Emergency Nurse

Assessment and management of pain in children following traumatic limb injury

CPD articles
06 October 2016
Nursing Standard

Fibromyalgia: clinical features, diagnosis and management

CPD articles
28 September 2016
Nursing Standard

Women experience needless breast pain when horse-riding

Journal scan
26 August 2016
Nursing Standard

Understanding the pain of sickle cell disease

Clinical update
13 July 2016
Nursing Children and Young People

Therapeutic safe holding with children and young people in hospital

Clinical
09 May 2016
Nursing Standard

Medicines management: How to ensure patients get the right medication to relieve their pain

Expert advice
04 May 2016
Cancer Nursing Practice

Insufficient pain relief at end of life

Analysis
10 March 2016
Nursing Standard

Best practice in wound assessment

Clinical
02 March 2016
Emergency Nurse

Pain Comorbidities: Understanding and Treating the Complex Patient

Reviews
07 December 2015
Primary Health Care

Pain is Really Strange

Reviews
27 November 2015
Cancer Nursing Practice

Pain Comorbidities: Understanding and Treating the Complex Patient

Reviews
10 November 2015
Primary Health Care

Lived experiences of fibromyalgia

Clinical
30 October 2015
Nursing Standard

Pain management: a fundamental component of dementia care

Clinical
28 October 2015
Emergency Nurse

Pain is Really Strange

Reviews
09 October 2015
Cancer Nursing Practice

Better access to care would quell interest in assisted dying

Analysis
08 October 2015
Nursing Older People

The complexity of pain assessment in older people

Clinical
24 September 2015
Cancer Nursing Practice

Pain is Really Strange

Reviews
10 September 2015
Emergency Nurse

Managing Pain in Children: A Clinical Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals

Reviews
07 September 2015
Nursing Children and Young People

A randomised controlled trial examining the effectiveness of cartoons as a distraction technique

Clinical
10 April 2015
Emergency Nurse

Accessory ossicles and sesamoid bones: recognition and treatment

Clinical
09 March 2015
Emergency Nurse

Diagnosis and treatment of jogger’s heel

Clinical
09 February 2015
Nursing Standard

Psychological effects of living with rheumatoid arthritis

CPD articles
26 November 2014
Nursing Children and Young People

Fundamentals of chronic pain in children and young people. Part 2

CPD articles
04 November 2014
Nursing Standard

Improving end of life care for people with dementia

Clinical
30 July 2014
Nursing Standard

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: review of effectiveness

Clinical
04 June 2014
Nursing Standard

Factors affecting cost-effectiveness in wound care decision making

Clinical
30 April 2014
Nursing Standard

Causes and consequences of sleep deprivation in hospitalised patients

Clinical
07 August 2013
Nursing Standard

Care and support of patients with psoriatic arthritis

Clinical
29 August 2012
Nursing Standard

Pain management during wound dressing in children

Clinical
11 April 2012
Nursing Standard

An introduction to diagnosis and management of headache

Clinical
30 November 2011
Nursing Standard

An overview of pharmacology and acute pain: part one

Clinical
29 September 2010
Nursing Older People

The assessment and management of pain in people with dementia in care homes

CPD articles
26 September 2010
Nursing Standard

Understanding the experience and physiology of pain

Clinical
22 September 2010