Promoting Children’s Pharmacological Post-Operative Pain Alleviation at Home

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Contact Hours: 1.2 and 75 Pharmacology Minutes Expiration Date: October 31, 2011
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Postest Code: J0906

OBJECTIVES

  1. Discuss the importance of the pediatric nurse’s role in providing parents with the resources they need to provide appropriate post-operative pharmacological pain alleviation at home.
  2. Describe the findings from study on the influence of a postoperative pain measure.
  3. Identify opportunities for pediatric nurses to keep current on the topic of pharmacological pain management.

POSTTEST INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Select the best answer and check the corresponding box on the answer form. Print the test questions as your record.
  2. Complete the answer form and required information requested below.
  3. Submit the online answer form.
  4. Test must be summbitted by October 31, 2011. If you pass the test (70% or better), a certificate for 1.2 contact hours and 75 Pharmacology Minuteswill be awarded by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing. For recertification purposes, the date that contact hours are awarded will reflect the date of processing.

Answer Form

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*1. According to literature, insufficient administration of analgesics is one of the main reasons for children’s poor post-operative pain relief at home.
a. True
b. False

*2. According to study findings, children’s post-operative pain remains poorly managed at home mainly because of
a. parents' economical status.
b. parents' educational status.
c. parents' poor skills to administer the analgesics.
d. parents' negative attitudes toward children's pain and analgesics.
e. increased use of day surgery.

*3. The study design in this study was
a. descriptive.
b. correlational.
c. predictive.
d. quasi-experimental.
e. intervention study.

*4. In this study, during the day of surgery, 10% of the children in the intervention group had
a. the worst possible pain.
b. severe pain.
c. moderate pain.
d. mild pain.
e. no pain.

*5. The use of the PPPM seems to improve children's post-operative pain management at home because
a. dosing of analgesics was at optimal level among all the children in the intervention group.
b. children in the intervention group were given analgesics mainly in the morning.
c. parents were more satisfied with the child’s pain relief in the intervention group.
d. children in the intervention group reported less pain during the day of surgery.
e. the total number of analgesic doses was higher in the intervention group.

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  a. Discuss the importance of the pediatric nurse’s role in providing parents with the resources they need to provide appropriate post-operative pharmacological pain alleviation at home.
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6. How much time was used to complete reading assignment and posttest:
a. Less than 1 hour
b. 1-2 hours
c. 2-3 hours
d. 3 hours or more

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