This is not just another video on how to manage patient pain – this video addresses each of the JCAHO standards related to pain management, actually providing the viewer with methods to meet JCAHO compliance requirements!!
Included in Pain Management: Meeting the Standards Video and accompanying workbook:
Requirements for assessing patient pain:
Initial assessment (identification of pain, when a comprehensive pain assessment is required and when this is not necessary)
Components of a comprehensive pain assessment
Reassessment of patient pain
Assessment of pain in the perioperative environment
Assessment of pain in the non-verbal patient
Interdisciplinary pain assessment
Documentation requirements
Pain management interventions including medication alternatives
Requirements for educating patients and families in managing pain
Comprehensive education for your staff in meeting the pain management expectations
Discharge preparedness and management of pain in the home environment
Surveyor interviews with staff and patients
This CE activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
