TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sawhney, Monakshi
AU  - Martinez-Rivera,  Emily 
TI  - Essential guide to epidural analgesia for nurses: Key insights and best practices 
KW  - analgesia
KW  - epidural
KW  - epidural local analgesia
KW  - epidural opioids
KW  - labor and delivery
KW  - nursing assessment
KW  - pain management
N1  - Abstract:

Epidural analgesia is an effective way to manage pain for labor and delivery, surgery, trauma, cancer, and neuropathic pain. It involves the administration of local anesthetics and/or opioids into the epidural space. To ensure its efficacy and safety, nurses must understand the basic anatomy and pharmacology of epidural analgesia, considerations when monitoring patients, and identify its adverse reactions

ER  -