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Staff Educators
The nursing home staff educator has the responsibility of combining their clinical expertise with teaching in order to provide staff with mandatory in-services, plus additional topics of interest that relate to resident care and safety. The staff educator is responsible for documenting the outcomes of educational programs and guiding staff through the learning process. The information and tools contained in this section are geared towards supporting the learning process and providing the educator with materials for programming related to pain management.
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- Pain Medicines: An Overview for Nursing Assistants
Presenter: Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dates Presented: 03/02/2010
Objectives:
• Review commonly used categories of medicines used for pain
• Describe medication side effects
• Describe the role of the certified nursing assistant in observing and reporting side effects and responses to analgesic therapy
Target Audience: NAs and Staff Educators
Approximate Viewing Time: 31 min
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- Clinical Assessment and Decision-making Using Algorithms: An Introduction
Presenter: Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dates Presented: 7/29/2009
Objectives:
• Describe the use of algorithms in clinical practice
• Review the pain assessment algorithm from the SPiNH websiteTarget Audience: Licensed Staff, Primary Providers and Staff Educators
Approximate Viewing Time: 30 minutes
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- Approach to Pain Management in Long-Term Care: Keep it Simple!
Presenter: Amy M. Corcoran, MD
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Dates Presented: 4/20/2009
Objectives:
• To look at best practice for pain management by reviewing relevant cases
• To create treatment plans for pain
• To use strategies for alert charting
Approximate Viewing Time: 45 minutes- 0 Comments
- Opioids for Pain Management
Presenter: Susan Lysaght, GNP-BC, ACHPN
Dates Presented: 6/15/2009
Objectives:
• Discuss the different types of long acting and short acting opioids, their side effects, and how they can be titrated for effective pain relief.Target Audience: Licensed Staff and Staff Educators
Approximate Viewing Time: 22 min
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- Pain: Basic Concepts and Observation Skills to Detect Pain in Residents
Presenter: Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dates Presented: 12/1 and 12/3 2009
Objectives:
• Describe the CNA roles in observing, reporting ad managing pain
• Define pain
• Describe acute and chronic pain
• Describe elements of pain observation
• Describe some common side effects of medications used to treat painTarget Audience: CNAs and Staff Educators
Approximate Viewing Time: 38 min
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- When Morphine Does Not Work: Thinking Outside the Box
Presenter: Amy Corcoran, MD
Date Presented: 05/05/2010
Objectives:
• Review benefits and burdens of opioids
• Identify cases where non-opoid management would be first line therapy
• Discuss management of difficult pain scenariosTarget Audience: Licensed Nurses, Primary Care Providers, Administrators, Staff Educators
Approximate Viewing Time: 29 min
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