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HEALTHY ME:Pain ManagementPresented by: APS HealthcareSouthwestern PA Health Care Quality Unit(HCQU)

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Disclaimer

Information or education provided by the HCQU is not intended to replace medical advice from the consumer’s personal care physician, existing facility policy or federal, state and local regulations/codes within the agency jurisdiction. The information provided is not all inclusive of the topic presented.

Certificates for training hours will only be awarded to those who attend a training in its entirety. Attendees are responsible for submitting paperwork to their respective agencies.


Note of Clarification

While mental retardation (MR) is still recognized as a clinical diagnosis, in an effort to support the work of self-advocates, the APS SW PA HCQU will be using the terms intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) to replace mental retardation (MR) when feasible.


Objectives

Upon completion of the session the participant will:

Describe what pain is

Identify tools to use to tell someone you’re in pain

Identify ways to relieve pain


What Good is Pain?

Protects your body

Alerts you that something is wrong


What Causes Pain?


What Does Pain Feel Like ?

Pressure

Burning

Sharp Stabbing

Dull Ache

Pinching


When Does It Hurt?

Hurts all the time

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Every Day


When Does It Hurt?

Hurts some of the time

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Not every dayNot All Day


What To Do When You Are in Pain

Tell someone Follow doctor’s orders Rest/Relax


When to Tell Someone You Have Pain

Every time there is pain


Tell These People About Your Pain

Nurse

Doctor

Friends

Staff Family


How To Tell Someone You Have Pain

Use picture to point to area


How to Tell Someone You Have Pain

Use faces to describe the amount of pain



Pressure

Burning

Sharp Stabbing

Dull Ache

Pinching



Lasts all the time

Comes and goes


What Helps Pain?

Follow the doctor’s orders

• Take the medication that the doctor orders

• Let someone know if the medication is not helping


Physical Therapy


Relaxation Therapy


Be Pain Free


What to Do if the Pain Gets Worse

Tell someone immediately if the pain does not get better


Pain Management that Works

• Feel less pain • Feel no more pain• Move your body without pain• Have a life without pain


Summary

– Pain protects your body

– Tell someone when you feel pain

– Have a life without pain


References

HCQU Pain Management training


To register for future trainings,

or

for more information on this or any other physical or behavioral health topic, please

visit our website at

www.hcqu.apshealthcare.com

Evaluation

Please take a few moments to complete the evaluation form found in the back of your packets.

Thank You!

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