Welcome Overview Pain Management Definitions of Pain Common Barriers Important Terms Morphine Myths Duty to Relieve Pain Five Principles Fifth Vital Sign Pain Assessment Begin with the patient Tools Types of pain Symptom Management
		Two Definitions of Pain “Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is; existing whenever he or she says it does.” —Margo McCaffrey, RN MS The most widely used definition of pain: An “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.’’ —The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)