Over the past several decades, significant gains have been made in the field of pain management. This course applies basic pain management principles to a variety of diagnoses and clinical settings. It is a valuable adjunct to your clinical practice.

1. Nurse CEU: Pain Management Principles for Nurses

2. Western Schools Course Summary
• 25 Course Hours
• Nurse CEU: Pain Management Principles for Nurses
• Over the past several decades, significant gains have been
made in the field of pain management. This course applies
basic pain management principles to a variety of diagnoses
and clinical settings. It is a valuable adjunct to your clinical
practice.

3. Western Schools Course Objectives
Nurse CEU: Pain Management Principles for Nurses Objectives:
• Identify diseases that place the patient at risk for pain. Differentiate between
chronic and acute pain and their treatment.
• Identify pain assessment tools used for different age populations.
• Describe the basic neurophysiologic pain response.
• Explore pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to pain
management.
• Differentiate between addiction, tolerance and dependence.
• Discuss the management of pain in the patient with cancer.
• Discuss commonly performed nerve blocks and associated nursing implications.
• Apply JACHO pain management standards to practice situations.

4. Western Schools Nurse CE Author
Cas Cahill, MS, CNS, ARNP, has specialized in Pain and Headache Management
for close to twenty years. She’s a longstanding member of the American Pain
Society and its Pediatric Pain subcommittee, the International Association for
the Study of Pain and The American Academy of Pain Management. Cahill has
an extensive expertise in all areas of pain management, including but not
limited to cancer, pediatric and burn pain. Cahill, an Advanced Registered
Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management, is self-
employed as a Pain Management Consultant and is a member of the Clinical
Faculty of the University of South Florida College of Nursing. Cahill is also
active in the area of headache management and has been both clinical trial
coordinator and co-investigator in numerous nation-wide pharmacological
studies. Cahill also specializes in the development of paradigms for the
evaluation of outcomes related to Pain & Headache Management Programs.

5. About Western Schools
Western Schools is a leader in continuing education in the healthcare field, offering in-
depth, peer-reviewed continuing education course in nursing and behavioral health.
Throughout process of quality development and rigorous review, Western Schools
offers healthcare professionals the highest quality, convenient, and affordable courses
needed to fulfill their re-licensure, certification, and other professional education
needs. As a nationally accredited continuing education provider, Western Schools
offers more than 2,300 continuing education hours across more than 40 specialties in
nursing and behavioral health. Since its foundation in 1978, Western Schools has
served more than 1 million practitioners through its commitment to the growth and
lifelong learning of health care professionals, for more information about Western
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