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Pain, opioid safety and end-of-life care

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for registered nurses. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 45 minutes, 6 lessons, 1-question final check. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Choose a pain assessment approach that fits the person, including people who cannot self-report
  • Flashcards
  • Quiz
  • Scenario

  • Recognise common opioid side effects and signs of toxicity, and use opioids and patches safely
  • Tabs
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz
  • Process
  • Multi-select quiz
  • Checklist
  • Step-by-step

  • Offer simple non-drug comfort measures alongside prescribed treatment
  • Accordion
  • Quiz
  • Flashcards

  • Recognise changes that may mean a person is entering the last days of life, and act on them
  • Flashcards
  • Quiz
  • Scenario

  • Communicate honestly and kindly with the dying person and those important to them
  • Process
  • Quiz
  • Flashcards

  • Final assessment
  • Completion
  • Quiz
  • Matching quiz
  • Multi-select quiz

Try some questions from the course

Question 1 of 3

What is the most valid and reliable indicator of pain?

 

Self-report is the most valid and reliable indicator, so always ask first, in different ways if needed.

Lesson 1, Pain assessment scales, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which side effect affects nearly everyone taking strong opioids?

 

Constipation affects nearly all people on strong opioids, so a regular laxative is prescribed from the start.

Lesson 2, Opioid safety and side effects, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

Which is a non-drug way to ease breathlessness in the last days of life?

 

A fan can ease breathlessness. Oxygen is not given routinely, only to people with low oxygen levels.

Lesson 3, Non-drug pain relief, teaches this. See the outline

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Pain, opioid safety and end-of-life care

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 13 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 1-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 45 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Pain assessment scales · 9 min

    Choose a pain assessment approach that fits the person, including people who cannot self-report.

  • Lesson 2: Opioid safety and side effects · 9 min

    Recognise common opioid side effects and signs of toxicity, and use opioids and patches safely.

  • Lesson 3: Non-drug pain relief · 6 min

    Offer simple non-drug comfort measures alongside prescribed treatment.

  • Lesson 4: Recognising the last days of life · 9 min

    Recognise changes that may mean a person is entering the last days of life, and act on them.

  • Lesson 5: Communicating with families · 6 min

    Communicate honestly and kindly with the dying person and those important to them.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 6 min

    Final assessment · Completion

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At induction + annual update (organisation policy).

Registered nurses, nursing associates, care-home and home-care staff, hospice and community palliative care teams.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • The pain tool
  • Who to call and what emergency treatment
  • Controlled drug checks, witnesses and register
  • How used and unused patches are disposed of
  • Repositioning and pressure care plan
  • How anticipatory medicines are prescribed, stored and given
  • Specialist palliative care advice line
  • Out-of-hours number for families and staff
  • LMS or record system
  • Live session URL
  • Course URL
  • Educator contact
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