Pain Management
| Course ID : | MED372 |
| Course Duration : | 5 Days |
| City : | Abu Dhabi |
| Location : | UAE |
Pain Management
Pain interferes with many daily activities. One of the goals of pain management is to reduce the effect of pain on function and quality of life.
Objectives
1.To reduce the incidence and severity of pain and, in some cases, help minimize further health problems and enhance quality of life.
2.To provide professional staff with standards of practice that will assist them in the effective assessment, monitoring and management of the resident’s pain.
3. To educate the resident, family and staff.
4. To limit liability to health care providers.
Outlines for Pain management
Pain screen
A Pain Screen, including a Pain Rating Scale, shall be conducted upon admission.
Pain rating scale
One of the 4 following Pain Rating Scales (or other evidence based rating scales as they become available) shall be used as appropriate for the individual resident:
1. Wong-Baker Scale
2. Numerical Scale
3. FLACC Scale
4. PAINAD