The document discusses pain assessment and management for patients. It states that all patients expressing signs of pain must receive an appropriate assessment and treatment. Pain is best determined by the patient as pain measurement is subjective. Patients should receive a comprehensive pain assessment upon arrival that examines onset, duration, location, quality, relief factors, aggravating factors, pain goal, and intensity using a standardized scale. Patients must be reassessed after any pain interventions like medications or other treatments to determine the effectiveness of the treatment.

1. Eva Francis RN 1

2. Pain Assessment
• All patients expressing verbal or behavioral indicators of
pain shall have an appropriate assessent & management of
pain
• Patient is the best determinant because measurememt of
pain is subjective
• Pain can be assessed based ondifferent tools
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3. REAL PAIN
• UNLESS YOU EXPERIENCE PAIN YOU WILL NIT UNDERSTAND
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4. How is Pain Assesses &
Document
All patient receive an
comprehensive assessment
upon arrival
Intervention must be
All Patient must be
reassessed after an
intervention
All patient must be assessed
after a medication
• Onset
• Duration
• Location
• Quality
• What makes it better
• What makes it worse
• Pain Goal
• Time Duration
• Intensity
• Scale 4

5. Medication Intervention
• Patients to be re-assessed 1 hour after PO
medication
• Patient to be reassessed 15 -20 minutes
after IV Medication
• Patients to be re-assessed 30 minutes
after IM Medication
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6. Other Intervention
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7. Pain Scales
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