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Sarah Murray

PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Dr. Sarah J. Murray started her career as an Army combat medic in 1993, then went on to become a registered nurse, graduating from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 1998. Since that time, she has earned an MSN in adult health nursing from the University of Texas at San Antonio in the clinical nurse specialist role with a focus on traumatic brain injury (2010), and a PhD in nursing, with a focus on community reintegration of military veterans, from The University of Hawaii at Manoa (2018). Dr. Murray is board certified in the CNS role (ACNS-BC).

Dr. Murray's clinical nursing experience includes intensive care, burn, research, medical-surgical, geriatric, rehabilitation, wellness, and nutrition, in the roles of staff nurse, head nurse, nurse researcher, nursing educator, and clinical nurse specialist. She has taught at the undergraduate level and graduate level (MSN) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Hawaii Pacific University. Dr. Murray has presented internationally and been published in national journals.

Dr. Murray is currently living overseas with her active duty Army husband of 25 years. She consults on military research in various settings.

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Principles of Pain Management: Neurobiology and The Multimodal Model

Presented by Sarah Murray, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Principles of Pain Management: Neurobiology and The Multimodal Model

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Video Runtime: 26 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 32 Minutes

This course will describe the underlying neurobiology and pathophysiology of the pain experience. In addition, the course will explain the complex nature of pain, and the common comorbidities of pain will be described. This course will go beyond the basics of pain management and explain the multimodal approach principles to optimize the control of pain. This course is most applicable to nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and home health settings.

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The Team Approach to Pain Assessment and Management

Presented by Sarah Murray, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

The Team Approach to Pain Assessment and Management

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Video Runtime: 26 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 35 Minutes

This course will address patient care needs throughout the patient care environment and across the life span. In addition, the common comorbidities of pain will be described. This course will go beyond the basics of pain management and promote the interdisciplinary team approach principles that are more effective in pain management. This course will focus on an interdisciplinary approach that emphasizes the unique skill sets of the different clinician types on the care team to maximize pain management for most patient populations. This course is most applicable to nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and home health settings.

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Mind Over Matter: Managing Pain Without Medications

Presented by Sarah Murray, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Mind Over Matter: Managing Pain Without Medications

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Video Runtime: 26 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 35 Minutes

This course will address the concepts of cognitive behavioral approaches and the complementary and alternative methods of pain management that all clinicians can facilitate or employ at the bedside. In addition to practical skills, this course will delve into the long-term nonpharmacological methods of pain management that can be beneficial for chronic pain patients or those who anticipate pain in the future due to treatment of disease or tissue injury. This course is most applicable to nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and home health settings.

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Nonopioid Medications for Pain Management

Presented by Sarah Murray, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Nonopioid Medications for Pain Management

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Video Runtime: 23 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 29 Minutes

This course will explain the principles of multimodal pain management and the use of nonopioid medications to control pain. In addition, this course will discuss local and regional anesthesia methods currently used to control pain in the hospitalized patient. This course is most applicable to nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and home health settings.

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Opioid Medications for Pain Management

Presented by Sarah Murray, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Opioid Medications for Pain Management

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Video Runtime: 28 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 23 Minutes

This course will discuss the use of opioids in the clinical setting. The pharmacology of the different types of opioids and the potential adverse effects on the human body will be explored. In addition, the course will explore the appropriate situations for opioid use for different patient populations. Lastly, the course will discuss the dilemmas of long-term opioid use and the potential for tolerance, dependence, and abuse. This course is most applicable to nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and home health settings.

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When the Pain Won’t Go Away: Persistent Pain Management

Presented by Sarah Murray, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

When the Pain Won’t Go Away: Persistent Pain Management

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Video Runtime: 26 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 26 Minutes

This course will explain the phenomenon of pain that persists after the expected amount of time it should last, otherwise known as chronic pain. This course will address the impact of chronic pain on the patient and the clinical team providers. Lastly, the course will discuss the dilemmas of long-term opioid use and the potential for tolerance, dependence, and abuse. This course is most applicable to nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and home health settings.

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Burn Care in the Rehabilitation Setting

Presented by Sarah Murray, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Burn Care in the Rehabilitation Setting

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Video Runtime: 76 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 42 Minutes

A burn can be a devastating acute injury that transforms into a chronic disease due to lifelong changes in function and mobility. Therefore, rehabilitation nurses caring for burn survivors must understand the initial treatment and management of burn injury in order to maintain continuity of care for this population once transferred out of the acute setting. In addition, rehab nurses must understand long-term potential physical and psychosocial outcomes in order to provide the best patient education for burn survivors and their families. After providing an overview of the acute stages of burn injury and care, this course focuses on wound care and the prevention of complications while in the rehab setting. This course will provide introductory education on burns in four chapters mostly benefiting rehabilitation nurses. The chapters include an overview of burn injury, assessment of burns, rehab nursing implications, and long-term expectations. Other health care providers in the rehab setting may find this information useful, particularly if they have not had formal exposure to burn rehabilitation.

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Holistic Care for Persons With Parkinson's Disease

Presented by Sarah Murray, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Holistic Care for Persons With Parkinson's Disease

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Video Runtime: 54 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 31 Minutes

This course will provide introductory education on Parkinson's disease for nurses and other health care professionals who work in acute and/or rehabilitation settings. The course will describe the symptoms of the disease and the side effects of the medications commonly prescribed to this patient population. Understanding these concepts can assist the clinical team in preventing complications and promoting faster healing and rehabilitation. This course will be presented in three chapters. Chapter One provides an overview of the current state of the science regarding Parkinson's disease. The second chapter describes important implications the disease has for patients during their hospital stays. The third chapter describes the long-term outcomes for people with Parkinson's disease. Understanding the typical course of the disease stages as well as how to educate and provide resources can improve long-term outcomes and also prepare people with Parkinson's disease for future hospitalizations.

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