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INDEX/TABLE OF CONTENT

Introduction to pain management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

How is pain treatment guided. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What are the basic types of pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 1

What are other causes of pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Behavioral Scale for Cognitively Impaired Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Pain Assessment Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..11

Pain: Facility Assessment Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Ongoing Pain Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Checklist: Screening for Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Checklist: Assessing Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Checklist: Developing Pain Care Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Checklist: Monitoring Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Checklist: Reassessing Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Checklist: Assessing Pain Management Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Checklist: Assessing Staff Education and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Pain Rating Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 25

 

 

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