The New Approach to Palliative Care – Session 7
$55.00 incl. GST (AU$)
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Session 7 – Pain Assessment & Management
At the completion of this session the nurse should be able to differentiate chronic pain from acute pain; identify and discuss the assessment and ethics of pain management; list best practice points on the use of analgesics, especially morphine.
NOTE:
Facilities (and groups of nurses working from the same facility) receive a discount of 25% on registrations of 5 or more, 40% discount on registrations of 15 or more, 50% discount on 15 or more and 60% on 20 or more!
Content includes:
- myths and definitions chronic pain; acute pain; pain experienced by older adults and those with a dementia
- applying the palliative approach to pain management
- pain management an urgent ethical issue
- advances in pain management
- best practice points on use of analgesics, including morphine
