Pain Management Nurse Clinician
Pain is an almost universal after-effect of an injury. In this context, it serves as a warning system. Pain can occur without any discernable trauma or it can continue to persist beyond the period that the actual injury takes to heal. Hence, it has become even more important now for any healthcare institution to provide a well-organised multidisciplinary team collaborating to manage pain.
The Pain Management Nurse Clinician is an important member of the multidisciplinary pain management team comprising of anesthesiologists, pain specialist, neurologist, surgeons, pharmacist, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, psychologist, psychiatrists, the patients family caregivers/friends and the patient.
The Pain Management Nurse Clinician is the expert nurse and resource person responsible for attending to the urgent referrals for the Pain Service. She conducts the initial pain assessment and discusses the management plan with the multidisciplinary team. She is also responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating training programmes for the nurses and paramedical staff, as well as patient education guides.