Pain Screening: Introduction
About This Training Module
This training module presents instructions and tools for screening nursing home residents for chronic pain. It starts with a discussion of the problem—inadequate pain detection—and presents an overview of the solution.
The next section describes how to conduct pain screenings, the first step in a series of tasks that lead to better care and quality of life for residents. The tasks described here all fall within the work domain of licensed nurses and nurse aides; in other words, you have the power to make a difference in the lives of your residents.
Elsewhere in this module— FAQs, and Related Studies—we provide guidance and referrals to other resources to help you accomplish the pain management steps that follow screening.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this training module, you will be able to:
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This training module presents instructions and tools for screening nursing home residents for chronic pain. It starts with a discussion of the problem—inadequate pain detection—and presents an overview of the solution.
The next section describes how to conduct pain screenings, the first step in a series of tasks that lead to better care and quality of life for residents. The tasks described here all fall within the work domain of licensed nurses and nurse aides; in other words, you have the power to make a difference in the lives of your residents.
Elsewhere in this module— FAQs, and Related Studies—we provide guidance and referrals to other resources to help you accomplish the pain management steps that follow screening.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this training module, you will be able to:
- Identify at least one common oversight in the pain management process used in many nursing homes.
- Explain the importance of assessing pain among cognitively impaired nursing home residents.
- Demonstrate knowledge of: 1) who can screen nursing home residents for presence of pain, and 2) when these screenings should be conducted.
- Conduct pain screenings in all communicative nursing home residents.
- Identify one valid instrument for assessing pain among non-communicative residents.
- Demonstrate knowledge of three care management steps that follow pain screening for residents who report pain.
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We have tried to be comprehensive, but if there is something you can’t find, or if you have unanswered questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
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