Pain and Painmanagement in Nursing, 7.5 credits

Qualification as a nurse, occupational therapist or physiotherapist certified by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.

The aim of the course is to give the students the possibility of an enhancement of their knowledge about the phenomenon of pain, pain alleviation by means of drugs and other methods, and providing practice in pain measurement and documentation.

After the course, the student should be able to
- account for hypotheses that explain the origin of pain and different mechanisms of pain treatments
- identify, analyse and assess causes of the pain
- assess and analyse the pain from a physical, mental, social and cultural perspective
- identify, assess and evaluate the patient's nursing need in connection with pain and pain treatment
- carry out nursing interventions independently and in cross-professional cooperation to mitigate pain in the patient
- evaluate and document nursing interventions in connection with pain.

The course deals with the following themes
- Pain physiology
- analysis of pain
- pharmacological pain alleviation
- complementary pain alleviative methods
- pain from a philosophical, anthropological and psychological perspective
- nursing measures
- Documentation
- current constitution

In this course, the following working methods are used : lectures, seminars and discussion groups. The working methods, being student-activating, moreover aim to integrate the education field to a scientific approach through active knowledge acquisition, problem-solving and critical reflection.

The studies will mostly be carried out via the Web-based platform PingPong. It means that the student participates in web-based group discussions with other students, lecturers and the course directors. In the course, an individual assignment is also included.

Formative examination takes place through assessment of the student's ability to actively participate in seminars and web discussions and ability to reflect on the basis of relevant reading material.

Summative examination takes place through a written individual study assignment based on a patient case from the student's clinical experience and oral group presentation based on earlier discussions in PingPong.

Seminars and lectures are compulsory. In case of absence, it is up to the student to in conjunction with the course directors discuss the consequences of the absence and the supplementary assignments that are required for the student to a pass grade.

Limitation of number of examinations: For all examinations it is the case that the student is entitled to participate in a total of sex examination sessions. Students without approved results after three completed examinations may be offered to retake parts or a course once more. Times for examinations are announced at the beginning of the course.

The course has been cancelled.

Course evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Education.