Pain and Pain Symptom Management for Michigan Nurses-Content PDF handout

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This document provides information on a CEU course for healthcare professionals on pain and pain symptom management. Topics covered include the experience of pain, comprehensive pain assessment, interventions for pain, and issues concerning the use of controlled substances. The course emphasizes understanding pain, enhancing assessment skills, and being aware of treatment modalities. It discusses the prevalence and impact of chronic pain. Pain is described as subjective and multidimensional, with classifications based on duration and source. Comprehensive pain assessment includes history, observations, physical examination, and testing. Treatment strategies include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. The document provides information on medical marijuana use for pain management. The aim is to improve pain management and patients' quality of life.

Keywords

CEU course

pain

pain assessment

interventions

controlled substances

treatment modalities

chronic pain

subjective pain

comprehensive assessment

medical marijuana