Describe the diagnostic tools used in developing pain management plans.

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 Links to an external site., CDC