Pain Management for the Medical Assistant

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Pain

Meet John

Background

Explanation of Pain

Signs and Symptoms of Pain

Practice Session with John

Types of Pain

Pain Identification with John

Culture and Pain

Summary

Section 3: Collecting Pain Information

Timing of Pain Data

Pain Information

Practice Session with John

Numeric Pain Rating Scale

Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale®

Documentation

Another Practice Session with John

Summary

Section 4: Treating Pain

Non-Narcotic Pain Treatment

Knowledge Check

Practice Session with John

Opioid-Containing Medication

Summary

Section 5: Clinical Vignette

John and Mr. Sanders

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).