This 4.5-hour workshop is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the nursing, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients experiencing pain at the end of life. This includes understanding what pain is and identifying different types of pain. Participants will learn how to conduct pain assessment, using pain assessment tools and strategies. Pain management strategies, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological, will also be introduced.
Participants will be able to:
- Understand the concept of ‘Total Pain’
- Apply commonly used pain assessment tools
- Identify barriers in pain assessment
- Recognise different types of pain and its common descriptors
- Articulate World Health Organization ‘analgesic ladder’
- Demonstrate non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches to pain management