Pain Management: Essentials for Caring for Individuals with Pain (1 NCPD)

When you have a patient in pain, their quality of life suffers. This course explores pain assessment, treatment, and prevention, as well as regulatory considerations, so you can better care for your patients.

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Course curriculum

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About this Course: Start Here
- Learning Objectives
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Introduction
- Introduction - [Title]
- Introduction - [Video]
- Introduction
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Quality of Care and Pain Management
- Quality of Care and Pain Management - [Title]
- Quality of Care and Pain Management - [Video]
- Overview
- Pain Management and Standards of Practice
- Surveys and Citations - [Video]
- Surveys and Citations
- Definitions - [Video]
- Definitions
- Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR)
- Adjuvant Medication
- Analgesic
- Opioids
- Pain
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Pain Assessment: The Initial Assessment
- Pain Assessment: The Initial Assessment - [Title]
- Pain Assessment: The Initial Assessment - [Video]
- The Parts of an Initial Pain Assessment
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Pain Recognition
- Pain Recognition - [Title]
- Pain Recognition - [Video]
- Overview
- Two Categories of Pain-Related Behavior
- Physical Signs of Pain
- Verbal Signs of Pain
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Pain Assessment
- Pain Assessment - [Title]
- Pain Assessment - [Video]
- Pain Assessment: Overview
- Gather Information
- Location: Where is the Pain?
- Onset: When did the pain start?
- Experience: Have you had this pain before?
- Frequency: How often do you have this pain?
- Provocation: What was happening when the pain started?
- Description: Can you describe the pain?
- Qualities of the pain: Is the pain constant or intermittent? How long does the pain last?
- Severity: How bad is your pain?
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Pain Assessment and the Non-Verbal Patient
- Pain Assessment and the Non-Verbal Patient - [Title]
- Pain Assessment and the Non-Verbal Patient - [Video]
- Pain Assessment and the Non-Verbal Patient : Overview
- 1. Verbal and Numerical Pain Scales
- 2. Observation
- 3. A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
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Pain Management
- Pain Management - [Title]
- Pain Management - [Video]
- Pain Management: Overview
- Four Considerations for Effective Pain Interventions
- Staff Roles in Pain Management
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Non-Pharmacologic Pain Management
- Non-Pharmacologic Pain Management - [Title]
- Non-Pharmacological Pain Management - [Video]
- Non-Pharmacological Pain Management: Overview
- Altering the Environment for Comfort
- Physical Modalities
- Psychological
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Pharmacological Pain Management
- Pharmacologic Pain Management - [Title]
- Pharmacologic Pain Management - [Video]
- Pharmacologic Pain Management: Overview
- Guidelines for Choosing Appropriate Medications
- Examples of Different Approaches
- Opioid Analgesics
- Monitoring
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Course Summary and Quiz
- Course Summary
- References
- Course Quiz
- Course Evaluation Instructions
- Evaluation: We value your feedback
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