Describe the types of pain and identify a patient who is at high risk of experiencing postoperative pain.
Apply management strategies and medication knowledge to help improve postoperative pain for the patient.
Postoperative pain is a significant concern for patients after surgical procedures and remains to be a subjective experience with each patient experiencing their version of pain. To ensure optimal care post-surgery and improve patient outcomes, healthcare professionals must stay up-to-date with current management strategies of postoperative pain management.
Healthcare professionals should have techniques to help identify a patient at high risk of experiencing postoperative pain. Further, healthcare professionals need to understand medications commonly used in pain management so that they can be administered efficiently and appropriately.
Assign mandatory training and keep all your records in-one-place.
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