Material protected by copyright Page n of nn Acute Pain: Evaluation and Management Three (3.0) Contact Hours Course Expires: 03/31/2018 First Published: 4/30/2014 Reproduction and distribution of these materials is prohibited without an Rn.com content licensing agreement. Copyright © 2014 by RN.com. All Rights Reserved. Acknowledgements RN.com acknowledges the valuable contributions of... ...Kim Maryniak, RNC-NIC, BN, MSN. Kim has over 24 years nursing experience with medical/surgical, psychiatry, pediatrics, and neonatal intensive care. She has been a staff nurse, charge nurse, educator, instructor, and nursing director. Her instructor experience includes med/surg nursing, mental health, and physical assessment. Kim graduated with a nursing diploma from Foothills Hospital School of Nursing in Calgary, Alberta in 1989. She achieved her Bachelor in Nursing through Athabasca University, Alberta in 2000, and her Master of Science in Nursing through University of Phoenix in 2005. Kim is certified in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing and is currently pursuing her PhD in Nursing. She is active in the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and American Nurses Association. Kim’s current and previous roles in professional development included nursing peer review and advancement, education, use of simulation, quality, and process improvement. Her most current role included oversight of professional development, infection control, patient throughput, and nursing operations. Kim has previously created and presented programs for pain assessment and management. Conflict of Interest RN.com strives to present content in a fair and unbiased manner at all times, and has a full and fair disclosure policy that requires course faculty to declare any real or apparent commercial affiliation related to the content of this presentation. Note: Conflict of Interest is defined by ANCC as a situation in which an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about products or services of a commercial interest with which he/she has a financial relationship. The author of this course does not have any conflict of interest to declare. The planners of the educational activity have no conflicts of interest to disclose.