Nursing Assistants
The Nursing Assistant is an important member of the health care team, has the most day-to-day interaction with the resident, and is often the first person to realize the resident is experiencing pain. The information and tools contained within this section are designed to help nursing assistants recognize when residents are experiencing pain even when they cannot communicate their discomfort.
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- Improving Pain Management Through Non-Drug Therapies: Use of Cold & Heat
Presenter: Paula Mobily, PhD, RN
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Date Presented: 1/25/09
Objectives:
• Describe advantages of using nondrug therapies to relieve pain
• Discuss three common, readily available and easy to use non-drug therapies
• Review guidelines and tips for the safe & effective use of these therapies
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- VIDEO: Observing Pain Behavior
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- Non-drug Therapies: Distraction - Pictures
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- Non-drug Therapies: Comfort Food
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- Non-drug Therapies: Muscle Relaxation
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- Non-drug Therapies: Music/Sound Tapes
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- Pain Thermometer
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- FACES Scale
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