Continuing Education Web Course
Pain Management Essentials
Purpose:
Despite technological advancements and our understanding of the
pathophysiology of acute perioperative pain, approximately 75 percent of
patients do not receive adequate relief of postsurgical pain.
Recognizing some of these concerns, a special congressional mandate
declared 2000-2010 to be the Decade of Pain Control and Research.
Nurses play a pivotal role as frontline health care. At this time,
however, formalized training in acute pain management is not a major
component of health care training. To provide acceptable pain control in
the PACU, nurses must understand the pathophysiology of acute pain, the
pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the various analgesic agents,
and the principles of multimodal therapy. However, delivery of
effective analgesia requires knowledge of evidence-based strategies that
can improve care at the bedside. This symposium will provide a
foundation for nurses to rationally design plans to care for patients
experiencing acute pain, assess pain in both verbal and non-verbal
patients, and understand inter-patient differences in response to
noxious stimuli. In addition, it will describe advances in perioperative
pain management that can help to improve outcomes.
Objectives: Upon
completion of this symposium, participants will be able to:
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Discuss the physiological mechanisms for postoperative pain.
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Examine the role of multimodal therapy in the effective management of
postoperative pain.
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Design effective plans of care for assessing, reassessing, and
monitoring patients in the PACU.
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Explain factors responsible for inter-patient
differences in responses to analgesic therapies.
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Describe means to assess pain in both verbal
and non-verbal patients.
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Discuss advances in perioperative pain management that have the
potential to improve outcomes.
Target
Audience:
Professional nurses
interested in the management of pain and comfort in the perianesthesia
setting.
Faculty: Rosemary Polomano, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., associate
professor of pain
practice, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia
Dina A. Krenzischek, M.A.S., R.N., C.P.A.N., A.S.P.A.N. president 2004-'05,
nurse
manager, PACU, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore
Eugene R Viscusi, M.D., assistant professor, Department of
Anesthesiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia
Cost: Free
Contact:
Melissa Bolin (859) 323-3851
or
melissa.bolin@uky.edu
Accreditation: The University of
Kentucky College of Nursing is accredited as a provider
of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
(ANCC).
The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) approves
the University of Kentucky College of Nursing as a provider as
well. KBN and ANCC approval of an individual continuing nursing
education provider does not constitute endorsement of program
content for commercial support. This educational activity will
provide a maximum of 2.4 KBN (50 minute) contact hours and 2 ANCC (60 minute) contact hours for nurses who attend the
entire program. Provider
#: 3-0008-7-07-181. A certificate will be issued to participants after the course.
