Education for Clinicians
Review the following resources for Clinicians who care for older adults who are experiencing pain.
Education for Clinicians
Understanding Pain in Older Adults Presentation: 5 narrated PowerPoint slide presentations focused on skilled nursing and long-term care residents.
Geriatric ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education Consortium): A national end-of-life educational program.
Pain-Types Terminology: glossary of terms associated with various types of pain, including clinical application.
Pain Assessment Terminology: glossary of terms associated with pain assessment, including clinical application.
Pain Treatment Terminology: glossary of terms associated with pain treatment, including clinical application.
The American Society for Pain Management Nursing and the International Nurses Society on Addictions position statement/white paper Pain Management and Substance Use Disorders
Common Pain Myths, Misperceptions, and Barriers: List of myths about pain with "reality" explanation including a table listing assessment and intervention approaches for specific older adult and family barriers to pain management.