Pain Management and Addiction
Tracking # 20-941596
Course overview
Pain and discomfort are daily concerns for older adults. Chronic pain in older adults is associated with social isolation, more significant health costs, and disability (Domenichiello & Ramsden, 2019). Studies show a higher prevalence of chronic pain among adults over 65 than in all other age groups. This means many people you care for will likely have pain. Many older adults are already on medication to treat pain. They may feel they are being judged as an addict because they take these types of medications. This course discusses how to identify if a person is in pain, how you can help them manage pain, and how to help them cope with a possible addiction to pain medication.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
Certified Nursing Assistant
Disclosure statements
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.