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Single Classes

Advanced Stroke Management

Alzheimer’s Disease and Falling: What’s the Connection

Basic Pharmacology 1

Bioterrorism Events

Broken Heart Syndrome: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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Class Author

Pamela Clark

Pamela Clark, CRNI, is an infusion nurse with the Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. She has more than 35 years of experience in infusion therapy and infusion education with both licensed nurses and patients. Her experience spans multiple infusion settings including: acute care, long-term care, home infusion, and ambulatory infusion care. She also has experience in oncology and oncology research.

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Class Accreditation

All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours. This course is accredited by the following boards:

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15467.

Provider approved by the Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, and West Virginia Boards of Nursing through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.

What Others are Saying

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"Excellent content held my interest "

E.B. RN - Princeton, Missouri

"It was thorough and it fit around my horrible schedule."

E.D. LVN – Waco, TX

"I really enjoyed this class, it was short and to the point while being very informative and useful in real life situations. "

C.H. - LVN, NC

"I like the pictures and videos that helped me better understand the topic. "

D.S. - RN, FL

Current Concepts in Pain Management

Contact Hours: 4
Cost: $40.00

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For a complete list of accreditations for this course, please see the accreditation information box below the author’s bio. All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours.

This instructional course has been designed to provide current concepts and skills related to pain management. As research sheds light on pain management issues and treatment methods, healthcare professionals are expected to maintain competency in assessing and treating their patients’ pain, as well as managing the side effects of those pain control interventions. This course contains current practices for best patient outcomes. This course provides 4.0 contact hours of continuing education.

State Boards of Nursing have varying positions on the role of the LPN/LVN in the administration of parenteral pain control measures. A link to each state Board of Nursing is listed here. Competency requirements are obtained and maintained through the nurse’s employer, facility or institution.

This instructional course has been designed to provide current concepts and skills in pain management to the licensed nurse.

This course fulfills the requirement for 2 hours of continuing education in pain and symptom management for nurses in Michigan.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

Identify at least 2 barriers to adequate pain management.
List at least 3 cognitive techniques used for pain management.
List at least 3 physical techniques used for pain management.
Identify 2 non-opioid analgesics.
Discuss the role of opioids in pain management.
Identify at least 2 adverse effects of opioid use.
Explain the role of adjuvant drugs in pain management.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Scope of the Issue

Prevalence
Barriers to Effective Management
Patients’ Rights

Chapter 2: Types of Pain

Nociceptive
Visceral
Somatic
Neuropathic
Acute
Chronic
Breakthrough

Chapter 3: Pain Assessment

Individual Factors
Tools
Opioid Misuse Assessment

Chapter 4: Non-Pharmacologic Interventions

Cognitive
Physical
Integrative and Complementary Medicine

Chapter 5: Pharmacologic Interventions

WHO Analgesic Ladder
COX Inhibitors
NSAIDS
Acetaminophen
Antidepressants
BMDA-Receptor Antagonists
Antileptics
Local Anesthetics
Implanted Intraspinal Infusion
Topical Analgesics
Opioids
Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Side Effects
Opioid Antagonists
Adjuvant Drugs
Pain from Bone Metastatis

Chapter 6: Education and Documentation

Education
Patient Safety
Documentation