Barriers to Recognizing Pain
Controlling Pain
Debra Wertheimer, MD
(3 DVD series)
Reporting Symptoms of Pain
Order# PN501
Dr. Wertheimer and nursing assistants assess several residents to demonstrate how to recognize and report symptoms of pain. Dr. Wertheimer emphasizes that staff need to get exact descriptions from residents who are able to speak. With non-verbal residents, nursing assistants must be on the look out for changes in eating, sleeping and behavior as well as for grimacing, changes in calling out and changes in positioning.
discussion and resident vignettes
20 minutes
title price: $150; $75 rental
Assessing and Re-assessing Response to Pain Management
Order# PN502
With input from residents and nursing staff, Dr. Wertheimer guides viewers to both assess and reassess responses to pain management. Both verbal and non-verbal residents are considered as well as residents with dementia.
discussion and resident vignettes
20 minutes
title price: $150; $75 rental
Nonpharmacologic Approaches to Pain Management
Order# PN503
Medication management is not always the answer to pain problems. And sometimes, medications need to be used with other interventions. Residents and staff share with Dr. Wertheimer nonpharmacologic pain management that should be incorporated in all care.
discussion and resident vignettes
19 minutes
title price: $150; $75 rental
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Program titles
The Guide for Providing Quality of Life
for Alzheimer Patients: Recognizing Pain
Order# AD204
» Description and video clip
for Alzheimer Patients: Recognizing Pain
Order# AD204
» Description and video clip
Controlling Pain
(3 DVD series)
Reporting Symptoms of Pain
Order# PN501
Assessing and Re-assessing Response to
Pain Management
Order# PN502
Nonpharmacologic Approaches to
Pain Management
Order# PN503
(3 DVD series)
Reporting Symptoms of Pain
Order# PN501
Assessing and Re-assessing Response to
Pain Management
Order# PN502
Nonpharmacologic Approaches to
Pain Management
Order# PN503