Pain Assessment And Management In The Older Adult

Course overview

Pain is a symptom that signals distress in virtually every population and every age. To provide quality care to aging adults, healthcare providers must be particularly skilled in assessing pain, understanding misconceptions of pain management, addressing cultural issues in pain management, and providing effective pain therapies. The outcome of this course is for the learner to describe an overview of pain and its effective management, including cultural considerations and pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management techniques.