About this course
This course presents pain and symptom management for the licensed nurse, respiratory therapist and pharmacy staff. It discusses assessment, pain types and appropriate treatment surrounding pain and pain management. ---- This course will report to CE Broker within 24 hours and can be taken at your own pace, on any device.
Course curriculum
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Pain and Symptom Management
- Objectives
- Introduction
- History of Pain Management
- Definition: Acute and Chronic Pain
- Definition: Persistent Pain
- Most Common Causes for Pain Management
- How is Pain Assessed?
- Bias, Culture, and Pain Assessment
- How Is Pain Managed?
- How is Pain Managed? - Continued
- Opioid/Non-Opioid Medications/Treatments
- Self-Management vs the Pain Medicine Model
- Integrative Pain Management
- Complementary and Alternative Pain Management
- Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Therapies
- Addictions
- Tolerance, Dependence and Addiction
- Conclusion
- References
- Post Test
- Course Evaluation