ELOISE CARR is Reader in Pain Management Research and Education, Institute of Health& Community Studies, Bournemouth University, UK. EILEEN MANN is Nurse Consultant in Pain Management, Poole Hospital NHS Trust, and Lecturer-Practitioner, Institute of Health& Community Studies, Bournemouth University, UK.

• Introduction: How to Use this BookThe Multi-Dimensional Nature of PainAssessing PainRecognising the Barriers to Effective Pain ReliefManaging Acute PainManaging Chronic PainManaging Pain in Vulnerable PatientsNursing Patients with Challenging PainGlossary.

ELOISE CARR is Reader in Pain Management Research and Education, Institute of Health& Community Studies, Bournemouth University, UK. EILEEN MANN is Nurse Consultant in Pain Management, Poole Hospital NHS Trust, and Lecturer-Practitioner, Institute of Health& Community Studies, Bournemouth University, UK.

• Introduction: How to Use this BookThe Multi-Dimensional Nature of PainAssessing PainRecognising the Barriers to Effective Pain ReliefManaging Acute PainManaging Chronic PainManaging Pain in Vulnerable PatientsNursing Patients with Challenging PainGlossary.

ELOISE CARR is Reader in Pain Management Research and Education, Institute of Health& Community Studies, Bournemouth University, UK. EILEEN MANN is Nurse Consultant in Pain Management, Poole Hospital NHS Trust, and Lecturer-Practitioner, Institute of Health& Community Studies, Bournemouth University, UK.

• Introduction: How to Use this BookThe Multi-Dimensional Nature of PainAssessing PainRecognising the Barriers to Effective Pain ReliefManaging Acute PainManaging Chronic PainManaging Pain in Vulnerable PatientsNursing Patients with Challenging PainGlossary.