Learning Objectives

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the relationship between pain and acute and chronic insomnia.
  • List the daytime symptoms of insomnia and the impact of sleep disturbances on patients’ daily activities and quality of life.
  • Describe the appropriate evaluation and pharmacologic treatment of pain.
  • Discuss the reasons that NPs undermanage pain and underprescribe pain medications