At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to apply principles/nursing interventions of pain management that:

1. Acknowledge the difference between acute and chronic pain.
2. Differentiate between nociceptive and neuropathic pain mechanisms.
3. Support individualized and accurate pain assessment.
4. Support the utilization of appropriate pain assessment tools.
5. Recognize the use of multimodal, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions as necessary components in the pain management nursing plan of care.