Scope of practice -- History and development of the specialty -- Characteristics of specialty practice -- Roles and specialty practice -- Advanced practice registered nurses -- Specialty certification -- Trends and issues -- Standards of pain management nursing practice -- Standards of practice for pain management nursing -- Assessment -- Diagnosis -- Outcomes identification -- Planning -- Implementation -- Coordination of care -- Health teaching and health promotion -- Consultation -- Prescriptive authority and treatment -- Evaluation -- Standards of professional performance for pain management nursing -- Quality of practice -- Education -- Professional practice evaluation -- Collegiality -- Collaboration -- Ethics -- Research -- Resource utilization -- Leadership
