Description should include
- pain-related health history and examination
- practice-appropriate screening tools that include aspects such as mood and function
- the use and limitations of pain scales.
Teacher Resource: Promoting Safer and More Effective Pain Management, CDC
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the Wong-Baker and hospice assessment tools?
- How do pain assessment tools vary across the life span?
- When completing an assessment, is pain considered subjective or objective?