Description:
All hospice team members and volunteers need a basic understanding of pain management principles. The program reviews the different types of pain; barriers to effective pain management; techniques for effective pain control; and the use of adjuvant therapies in managing pain at the end of life.

Objectives:

• Participant will name and describe (3) different types of pain
• Participant will identify (4) barriers to effective pain control
• Participant will explain (2) principles of effective pain control
• Participant will describe and/or demonstrate (4) key components for pain assessment
• Participant will define and name (2) Adjuvant therapies and their use in pain management
  

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