What is the aim of this course?

To help nurses recognise the signs of pain and understand the function of the pain relief we use to provide gold standard patient care.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of this workout, you should be able to:

  • Recall the physiology of pain and understand how we control it
  • Identify the main drugs that are used in pain management
  • Confidently complete pain scoring
 Who is the course for?

RVNs interested in pain and the management of pain in patients.

Course structure

This workout is designed to be completed within one hour and consists of:

  • A warm-up to switch on your brain by testing your current knowledge
  • A main session of learning to bring you up to date with the topic under discussion
  • A warm-down assessment to test and reinforce what you have learnt