Pain Management in Nursing

AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD

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Pain Management: Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals

presented on March 7, 2007

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recently released a special report on the health of the nation—Health, United States 2006—one in four U.S. adults have suffered a day-long bout of pain in the past month, and one in 10 say the pain lasted a year or more. In addition, one-fifth of adults 65 years and older said they have experienced pain in the past month that persisted for more than 24 hours.

The Joint Commission mandates that organizations comply with the following requirements:

• Patients have a right to have their pain assessed and reassessed regularly
• Patients have a right to adequate pain treatment
• Language cannot be a barrier to pain assessment and treatment
• Patients should be involved in their plan of care, including pain management
• Patients should be educated about their pain medication and any potential side effects

Are you or your staff having trouble assessing pain? Are you reassessing adequately?

You are not alone. Pain is often under-treated because staff nurses are not aware of the best evidence-based pain assessment and treatment methods to use with patients. The difficulty is enhanced when dealing with pediatric patients, geriatric patients, and those patients who cannot communicate their pain verbally.

We can help!

During this audioconference, Pain Management in Nursing: Incorporating Evidence-Based Techniques in Daily Practice, our expert speakers will discuss the basics of pain management and the latest evidence-based practice to support it. Purchase this 60-minute program and you will be provided with strategies to assess patients' pain and tools for managing and relieving pain effectively.

PROGRAM AGENDA

1. Pain assessment and reassessment
   1. Basic principles
   2. Evidence-based pain scales
2. Pain assessment for special populations 
   1. Pediatrics
   2. Geriatrics
   3. Non-communicative patients
3. Pain management and therapeutic options
   1. Medications
   2. Non-pharmacological therapies
   3. Patients with a history of substance abuse
4. Summary
5. Q & A

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Define pain assessment strategies specific to various patient populations
• Identify types of medications used to treat pain
• List non-pharmacological pain management techniques

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Yvonne M. D’Arcy, MS, CRNP, CNS, is the Pain and Palliative Nurse Practitioner at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Ms. D'Arcy served on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Pain Management Nurses and served as Chairman of the Clinical Practice Committee of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses. She is a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, American Pain Society, and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. In 2005 she was voted Advance Practice Nurse of the Year at Suburban Hospital and received the Lambert Foundation Award.

Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, RN, ANP, is the Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. She is also a nurse practitioner at North Shore Neurology/Long Island Jewish Cohen Pain Management Center in New York. Dr. Bruckenthal has taught in the adult health graduate program at Stony Brook University for more than 13 years. Her research is in the area of cognitive-behavioral aspects of pain management. She has presented at numerous national conferences on pain management and is a member of the Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, American Pain Society where she served on the Analgesic and Regulatory Affairs Committee, Eastern Nursing Research Society, and American Association of Pain Management Nurses, where she is a member of the Research Committee.

BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!

Materials are provided prior with PDF links. In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive these free bonus tools:

• Examples of pain assessment tools
• World Health Organization analgesic ladder
• Bibliography
• Web sites for further reading
• Case studies

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

Staff RNs, nurse managers, directors of nursing, chief nursing officers (CNOs), VPs of nursing, nursing home administrators, HR directors, and staff educators

Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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