Comprehensive Pain Management in Nursing Practice: Principles, Tools, and Applications

This comprehensive continuing education course equips nurses with advanced knowledge and practical skills for managing pain across diverse patient populations and clinical settings. Emphasizing a multimodal, evidence-based approach, the course explores pain physiology, assessment tools, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies, population-specific adaptations, and ethical and legal considerations—including opioid stewardship and end-of-life care. Through in-depth content and case-based reflection, nurses will enhance their ability to provide safe, individualized, and compassionate pain management while navigating the complex clinical, regulatory, and emotional dimensions of pain care.