Module details – APP769 (Level 7)
On completion of the module the student will show evidence, through their critical reading and reflection on the experience of pain. The student will demonstrate an increased critical awareness of the role of the nurse / AHP as a member of the multidisciplinary team. The student will reflect upon their role involved in the assessment and resolution of problems related to pain. The student will demonstrate the ability to select traditional and adjuvant methods of pain control using a framework of evidence-based literature. This will be demonstrated through either a reflective portfolio of work or a systematic review of the literature related to either pain assessment or management.
Summary of module content
The module will cover key aspects of the pain experience including the history and development of pain, identifying pain, measuring pain and managing pain including the contribution of all of the members of the MDT. Students will be expected to critically reflect upon their roles as members of the team and the contribution that they can make as an advocate for the patients in their care in either assessment or management of pain. Our primary focus will be on the acute pain experience which is encountered by practitioners in every field of nursing and health care, from medical, surgical, maternity and community settings. This serves a foundation to the different types of pain which practitioners and students may encounter in their future practice, such as chronic pain or pain in special groups (ageing, dementia, child health).