Title: Describe the diagnostic tools used in developing pain management plans.
Course: Mental Health Assisting Careers (14002-II) > Section: Understanding Pain Management Protocols

Description should include

- pain-related health history and examination
- understanding the role of family in supporting individuals in need of pain management
- practice-appropriate screening tools that include aspects such as mood and function
- the use and limitations of pain scales
- differential diagnosis of pain and its placement on the pain continuum.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the Wong-Baker, LEGO, and Hospice assessment tools?
- How do pain assessment tools vary across the life span?
- When completing an assessment, is pain considered subjective or objective?

Teacher Resource:

- Promoting Safer and More Effective Pain Management, CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/Guidelines_Factsheet-Patients-a.pdf)