Course Code: REL-PAC-ELNEC-PMPMPPC
Hours: 2.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Recall barriers to adequate pain relief in palliative care.
Describe components of a comprehensive, multidimensional pain assessment.
Describe the use of pharmacological and non-pharmacologic interventions for pain management.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of Pediatric Pain
Pain Defined
Scope of the Problem
Barriers to Pediatric Pain Relief
Pain Myths
Neonatal and Infant Pain Myths
Special Populations
Chronic Conditions that Cause and/or Exacerbate Pain
Other at Risk Populations
Neurocognitive Impairment
Review
Summary
Section 3: Multidimensional Pain Assessment
Elements of a Multidimensional Pain Assessment
Self-Report of Pain
Beyond the Self-Report
Pain Assessment Tools
Reassessment of Pain
Communication
Review
Summary
Section 4: Principles of Pain Management
Types of Pain
Nociceptive Pain
Neuropathic Pain
Total Pain
Pain Management
Golden Rules
WHO Analgesic Ladder
Stay Ahead of Pain
Review
Summary
Section 5: Pharmacological Pain Management Techniques
Route of Administration
Opioids in Neonatal Population
Non-Opioid Analgesics
Opioid Analgesics
Warning: Opioids with Limited or “No Use” in the Pediatric Population
Adjuvant Medications
Adverse Effects
Respiratory Depression
Titration
Tolerance
Physiological Dependence and Tapering Opioids
Opioid Rotation
Equianalgesia
Review
Summary
Section 6: Non-Pharmacological Pain Management Techniques
Non-Pharmacologic/Complementary Approaches
Intractable Pain
Pain at the End of Life
Palliative Sedation: Is It a Reasonable Action in Pediatrics?
Role of the Nurse in Managing Pain
Review
Summary
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Instructor: ELNEC Pediatric 2021
The content for this course was revised by Amy Haskamp, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC, CPON, CHPPN.
Amy Haskamp is a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Pediatric Palliative Care Team (PACT) at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health Hospital. She has over 16 years of experience caring for children with cancer before joining PACT in 2014. Working with the oncology population, she became interested in pain management, psychosocial support, and pediatric palliative care. She lectures and teaches at the local, national, and international level, and has been a member of the ELNEC pediatric faculty since 2011. Ms. Haskamp is an active reviewer for pediatric palliative care education and has co-authored several publications on pediatric palliative care.
The content for this course was created by The ELNEC Project Team.
The ELNEC Project, which began in 2000, is a collaboration between the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Washington, DC and the City of Hope, Duarte, CA. For more information about ELNEC, go to www.aacnnursing.org/ELNEC.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Hospice, Palliative Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.