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| Programme title: | Pain Management |
| Apply: | direct to the University via the NHS Business Unit |
| Start (pt): | February |
| Mode: | part-time |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Location: | Hospital Site |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health & Social Sciences |
Pain management presents challenges to practitioners working in many different health care fields. Deficits in knowledge and practice have been identified by a number of authors McCaffery (1999), Macintyre & Ready (2001), Carr and Mann (1998).
The learning outcomes for this unit have been developed to enable you to be able to increase knowledge both in relation to your client group and in specific areas of interest.
The purpose of this unit is to give you the opportunity to focus on pain related problems within your own specialist area. This will be facilitated by a work based learning approach that will promote student centred learning.
This unit facilitates the awareness of the multi-dimensional aspects of pain management including multiple factors affection pain perception, physiological and psychological determinants of pain, and encourages you to evaluate a variety of evidence based approaches to pain management with the aim of enhancing clinical practice and patient care within your own field.
Pain management is an area relevant to all health care professionals. Specialist pain management positions, for qualified nurses, are available at hospitals throughout the country for those wishing to specialise.
On successful completion of the unit, you will be able to:
1. Critically analyse the evidence base for a range of interventions in the management of pain
2. Recognise normal and abnormal biopsychosocial responses to pain
3. Utilise a range of assessment tools to determine patient experience/perception of pain
4. Undertake, and record, an accurate, clear and concise patient assessment in relation to pain
5. Advise on relevant pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to the management of pain, and communicate and refer effectively
Your learning will be supported through a student centred work based learning approach. The unit is evidence based and related to current local and national agenda’s.
There will be opportunities for you to engage in a variety of learning experiences. In this way you will be encouraged to take back to your own practice area the key learning outcomes of the unit. This process will be supported by lecturer facilitation, including the delivery of key presentations around the learning outcomes, as well as specialist sessions and the opportunity to develop key skills in a controlled environment, where appropriate. You will also be required to plan how to meet the unit learning outcomes, in theory and practice, relating them to your own practice environment through the completion of the required assignments.
Additionally your learning will be supported via tutorials, group work, E-learning via BREO and E-learning library resources. You will be able to bring your reflections on experiences in practice to enable integration of theory to practice. You are asked to negotiate, with the module co-ordinator and workplace, a minimum of 4 competencies that you wish to develop during this unit.
A major part of the learning experience will occur through self directed study, this requires time to reflect, analyse and evaluate experiences from theory and practice, including the client’s journey through care.
The assessment for the unit is in 3 parts:
Week 3:
You will complete a report of your proposed learning based on your learning action plan (500 words)
(10% of the module grade)
Week 13:
You will produce a practical skills log supported by a portfolio of evidence
a) A practical skills log supported by a portfolio of evidence of demonstrating competence in practice as related to the module learning outcomes. Assessment is by an approved mentor in practice. (45% of the unit grade)
You will complete a reflective study
b) A reflective care study evaluating the role of the healthcare practitioner in the management of patients’ pain within the students practice setting or in a specific area of interest – this will include recommendations for future practice. (45% of the unit grade) (2000 words)
This unit will enable you to:
Explore a wide range of issues related to pain management.
Critically discuss the main theoretical arguments in pain management.
Draw on research to facilitate an evidenced based approach to pain management within the student’s own field.
Increase practical skills in pain management.
Evaluate personal practice against criteria/learning outcomes/competencies set by his/her employer.
Gather, critically analyse and review relevant information from a wide variety of sources.
Demonstrate self awareness and confidence in skills transferable to the work place.
Disseminate information to his/her peer group.
Develop a portfolio of evidence demonstrating achievement of practical skills.
McCaffrey, M. & Pesaro, C. (1999) Pain: Clinical Manual for Nursing Practice. C.V.Mosby. St.Louis.
Available to all health care professionals / workers currently working or placed within a practice environment related to this module.
Contact NHS Business Unit for Fees.
See Unit Delivery Schedule below for dates.
For more unit information please contact Senior Lecturer Val McNiffe on:
T:01582 743805
E: val.mcniffe@beds.ac.uk
How to apply:
Please contact the NHS Business Unit or download an application form from the website.
E: nhs-business-unit@beds.ac.uk
T: 01582 743048
F: 01582 743704
This course can be used as a part of a pathway or as a stand alone module and credited towards a degree.
