Issues and Developments in the Management of Pain (NS0064)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HEA-P-IDMP

This course looks to provide students at Masters level with the opportunites to consider the current debates and developments in the field of pain as both an experience and in terms of its management, a priority in health care. Content addresses the most recent physiological and psychological knowledge and reserach addressing the causes, consequences and relief of pain in all its forms.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Nursing Studies, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
24/09/2007	09:00	10:50			To be held in room G3/G4, MedicalSchool (doorway 6), Teviot Place

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The learner will have engaged critically with the current knowledge and research addressing the concept of pain, explored its relevance to the optimal care and nursing practice which looks to relieve or ameliorate the experience of pain. The student will have established skills in conducting a literature review.