Essential Pain Management Training for Nurses

Pain is define as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. Pain is always subjective and is whatever the person says it is, existing whenever the person says it does. The clinician must accept the patient’s report of pain. Also, pain is not exclusively physiological but also includes spiritual, emotional and psychosocial dimensions.

However, pain management is used of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to control the patient’s identified pain. Pain management extends beyond pain relief, encompassing the patient’s quality of life, ability to work productively, to enjoy recreation, to function normally in the family and society, and to die with dignity.

Pain management encompasses various types of pain experiences throughout an individual’s life cycle from birth to the end of life. Pain experiences may include acute and chronic pain, pain from a chronic deteriorating condition, or pain as one of many symptoms of the patient receiving palliative care. The goal of pain management throughout the life cycle is the same – to address the dimensions of pain and to provide maximum pain relief with minimal side effects.

Pain management is only one aspect of the complex process of providing palliative care. Health professionals are increasingly focusing on the management of pain to improve the quality of life for many patients living with chronic and terminal pain. Pain management is now considered an important patient outcome when evaluating the effectiveness of nursing care.

This project is a special training for nurses at surgical and medical oncology departments aims to assist the nurse in recognizing his/her accountability in effectively managing patients’ pain through assessment, intervention and advocacy that improve the quality of life for many patients living with their conditions.

Aims and Objectives:

This course is designed for surgical and medical oncology nurses from the governmental health care hospitals of different districts at the west bank, who are working at the surgical and medical oncology departments. This program specifically aims to:

1. Define the pain.

2. Discuss the why should we treat pain.

3. Mention the classification of pain.

4. Relieve pain and barriers of pain management.

5. Assess the pain severity.

6. Discuss the basic approach to pain management.

Location and Time:

The training will be held in Caesor Hostel, Ramallah city at April 15, 2015.

Gender: Males and Females.

Age: no age limit.

Schedule Training:

See attachment

Speakers:

Dr. Ma'an Dweik / Anesthesia Specialist /Jericho Hospital.
Dr. Murad Karajah/ Emergency Specialist/ Ramallah Hospital.

Project Implementation:

The training will be implemented over one day (7 hours(.

For Registration: please send your name, title and place of work to: Call IMET2000-Pal office at 02-296 5876