Basics of Pain Assessment and Management

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Learning Module References

Pain Assessments Mnemonics

• OPQRST
• QISS TAPED
• SOCRATES

Pain Assessment Scales

• Adult
  • Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
  • Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
  • Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS)
  • Adult Non-Verbal Pain Scale (NVPS)
  • Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD)
  • Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS)
  • Critical-Care Observation Tool (CPOT)
• Pediatrics
  • Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (N-PASS)
  • Neonatal/Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)
  • Neonatal Facial Coding System (NFCS)
  • CRIES
  • Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability (FLACC)
  • Revised FLACC
  • Non Communicating Children’s Pain Checklist (NCCPC-R)
  • Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS)
  • Wong-Baker Faces scale
  • Oucher
  • Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
  • Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Supplemental Presentations

Presentation: Management and Assessment of Pain in the Emergency Department at UF Jacksonville COM Grand Rounds, by Dr. Phyllis Hendry, October 2015.

Documentaries and Videos

A Car with Four Flat Tires – American Chronic Pain Association: video that discuss how a person with pain is like a car with four flat tires.