It’s probably the biggest question people want to know: “Does death hurt?” Here nurses explain all the different types of pain, and what they can do to manage and alleviate them.


Maureen Leahy, RN, BSN, MHA, CHPN
Pain and opiates


Mohammed Afzal Khan, RN
How morphine helps break the chain of suffering


LaVaughn Coward, RN, PCM
Morphine and addiction


Joann Nayer-Grutza, RN, NP-C
When pain can't be solved with medicine


Marja Jenkins, RN, CHPN
Managing fears, pain, and lucidity


Gretchen Brauer-Riecke, RN, MSN
Who truly benefits when we tinker with natural processes?

