This Advanced Practice nurse cares for patients experiencing acute or chronic pain. After Pain Management Nurses assess the source of pain, they work with other nurses and doctors to coordinate treatment and care. Pain Management Nurses are also teachers, showing patients how to help manage their own pain, their medications and alternative ways to relieve their pain.
Things You'll Do:
- Hospitals
- Rehabilitation centers
- Nursing homes
Your job characteristics:
- Multifaceted
- Structured
- Patient-facing
- Managerial
How You'll Get There
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Get YourNursing Diploma, Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
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Pass YourNational Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
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Practice for at least two years, full-time, as a Registered Nurse.
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Practice in a pain management nursing role for at least 2,000 hours in the three years prior to taking your Pain Management Certification Exam.
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Get YourCertification (RN-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
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Become aPain Management Nurse (PMN)
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Aikoread her story
Clinical Nurse Specialist, RN
After graduating from nursing school in Japan, I worked for two years in a large Tokyo hospital.
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Patriciaread her story
Informatics Nurse, RN
My first thought of becoming a nurse was at the age of 12. While babysitting my younger brothers and sisters...
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How Much You
Can Makean average salary of
$45K - $61Kfind salary by stateWhat Else You
Can Expect- You can work as a pain management specialist, a pain management nurse practitioner, or a pain management nursing supervisors.
- Patients in pain could have trouble communicating verbally, so it’s important to be receptive to body language
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