Course Details
| Profession: | Nursing | | Course Name: | Acute and Chronic Pain: Assessment and Management | | Course Format: | Online | | Credit Type: | CEU | | Credits / Contact Hours: | 4 | | Start / Close Date: | Closes 9/2010 | | Prerequisites: | None | | Providing Organization: | rn.com | | Course Link: | http://www.rn.com/main.php?uniq=329181&command=manage_courselist&data%5Bcourselist%5D%5Bid%5D=1375&data%5Bsubmit_value%5D=Display%20Entry | | Materials Required: | Included in site | | Cost: | $20 | | Notes: | The purpose of this continuing nursing education course is to provide healthcare professionals with information about pain assessment and pain management. Post-surgical pain and chronic cancer pain will be the focus. Since managing acute and chronic pain requires astute assessment skills and knowledge of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, healthcare professionals should be aware that the patientÂ’s self-report is the most essential way to assess pain. The course includes principles of pharmacological pain management, a discussion of patient controlled analgesia (PCAs) enquianalgesic dose conversions, the WHO 3-step ladder, as well as information about the needs of special populations that includes the elderly, children, patients with different cultural backgrounds and patients with a history of substance abuse. |
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