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Nursing Update: Pain Management
Course: NCE215AA

First Term: 2002 Fall
 Lecture   0.5 Credit(s)   0.5 Period(s)   0.5 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Comprehensive pain assessment and pain management. Pharmacological agents, treatment modalities, and delivery systems. Regulatory agency policies, standards of care, and documentation guidelines.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify misconceptions that hamper pain assessment and result in under treatment. (I)
2. Identify reliable tools for pain assessment. (II)
3. Describe regulatory agency policies, standards of care, and documentation guidelines related to pain management. (II, IV, V)
4. Describe pharmaceutical agents used to relieve pain. (III)
5. Describe therapeutic and adverse effects of pharmacological agents used to relieve pain. (III)
6. Compare and contrast pain management treatment modalities and delivery systems. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Misconceptions and Under Treatment of Pain
   A. Health team vs. patient
   B. Chronic pain vs. acute pain
   C. Addiction
   D. Definitions
II. Tools for Pain Assessment
   A. Pain rating scales
   B. Flow sheets
   C. Assessment tools for sedation
   D. Documentation guidelines
III. Pharmacological Agents used in Pain Management
   A. Categories
      1. Non Narcotics
      2. Narcotics/Opioids
      3. Anticonvulsants
      4. Antidepressants
   B. Therapeutic effects
   C. Adverse effects
IV. Pain Management Modalities/Delivery Systems
   A. Routes of medication administration
   B. Delivery systems
   C. Other treatment modalities
V. Policies, Standards of Care, Documentation Guidelines
   A. Joint Commission of Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
   B. Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research (AHPR)
   C. Hospital policies
   D. American Pain Society
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  6/25/2002

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