Postoperative Pain
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What you'll learn:
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.
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Why it's needed:
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.
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