PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER

SURGERY
Jasmine Espinoza
Independent Study Mentorship
Fall 2017
Mrs.Click
My Mentor
My mentor: Erin Quinn, RN
Mentors place of business: UTMB
Mentors Profession: PACU
ISM
What is ISM?
ISM (Independent Study Mentorship) is where a student accompanies a mentor in their selected field of
study as the mentor performs their daily job functions. In turn, the student attains a snap shot of what is
required to perform their future job selection.
Course Requirements?
Each week a journal entry is due, 3 hours of mentorship hours, as well as 2 activity hours. Another
requirement is to have an online portfolio to show all of the course work completed.
My Topic
What is ISM?
ISM (Independent Study Mentorship) is where a student accompanies a mentor in their selected field of
study as the mentor performs their daily job functions. In turn, the student attains a snap shot of what is
required to perform their future job selection.
Course Requirements?
Each week a journal entry is due, 3 hours of mentorship hours, as well as 2 activity hours. Another
requirement is to have an online portfolio to show all of the course work completed.
Anesthesia and Pain
How it affects your pain level
How it affects your body
And how it makes you fell after surgery
Medication Used to Control Pain and
Discomfort
For nausea
For mild pain
For severe pain
How to Alleviate Pain
At home
At hospital
Positions
Warmth
Medicine
Research
I plan to do research on different ways to alleviate your pain the medication used and how to alleviate it when
you are home.
Product
I want to make a pamphlet that a pamphlet like the type someone would get at a hospital. It displays a bunch
of methods on ways to alleviate your pain at home and at the hospital. I feel as though someone should
always have information on hand about what they are going through. Itll also lists different websites you may
use for help and reference to what to do about your pain.
Conclusion
I hope to learn about ways to help prevent people from enduring so much pain after surgery. Of course they
will have some but maybe I can learn way to reduce their pain and how to help people feel better.
Thank You!
Thank you Mrs. Quinn for letting me be your mentee.
Thank you Mrs. Click for letting me be in ISM and to experience the medical work field.
Thank you to my evaluators for coming out and to my parents for helping me greatly through this course.
Works Cited/References