This course begins with an overview of concepts related to pain including common misconceptions, epidemiology, and basic neurophysiology of pain. As nurses, you will learn how to work collaboratively with other health care professionals, accurately assess pain in your patients, as well as differentiate acute and chronic pain management techniques. Non-pharmacological pain management strategies are also discussed. You will examine pain management in pediatrics, older adults, and Indigenous populations. Opioid safety, the use of cannabis, and end of life pain management are some of the topics you will discuss in this course. You will complete this course armed with knowledge of effective evidence based nursing strategies for managing pain.