Pharmacologic Interventions for Pain & Comfort
- Speaker:
- Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 29 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Apr 14, 2016
- Product Code:
- POS077215
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
The complexity of the critically ill patient creates many challenges to providing effective pain relief. These medications have the potential of leading to adverse patient outcomes if not prescribed and administered appropriately. In this session, we will cover Pharmacologic Interventions for:
- Analgesia
- Agitation
- Delirium
- Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
- Gastro-intestinal Bleeding Prophylaxis
- Apply prophylactic pharmacologic strategies to promote patient safety and comfort.
- Assess the most prevalent medications that are prescribed for patients for effective pain relief.
- Pain, agitation and delirium
- Clinical Practice Guideline
- Pain Assessment
- Pain Management
- Opioid Medication
- Non-opiate Analgesics
- Sedating Medication
- Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis
- Critically Ill Patients
- Patients with Cancer
- DVT
- Testing for VTE
- Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding Prophylaxis
- Background
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Credit
Speaker
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS Related seminars and products
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, is a critical care clinical specialist in the surgical, medical, neurologic, burn, CCU, and trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 40 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, and physicians.
Dr. Langlois is committed to providing the highest quality of care to patients through advanced education. His presentations are evidence-based, timely, and provide participants with numerous case studies to facilitate critical thinking. As a bedside clinical nurse specialist, he has developed several institution-wide protocols for the multidisciplinary assessment and management of infectious disease and multi-system organ failure patients.
His presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer highly practical tips that help make the most challenging concepts easy to understand. Linking knowledge to clinical practice is the goal of every educational program.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Paul Langlois has employment relationship with Cook County Hospital and Emergency Care Consultants. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Paul Langlois is a member of the American Nurses Association, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Additional Info
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Target Audience
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, OtherReviews
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Satisfaction Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to: PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call 1-800-844-8260.
ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.
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