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Pain management: where to start and when to use assessment tools
Advice for nurses on improving your skills and confidence in assessing and managing chronic pain, after publication of the Four Nation Strategy for Pain Management
Advice for nurses on improving your skills and confidence in assessing and managing chronic pain, after publication of the Four Nation Strategy for Pain Management
- Pain is whatever and wherever the person experiencing it says it is, and this should be the starting point for any assessment, experts advise
- Some nurses may feel unprepared to undertake pain assessment, but it starts with asking simple questions and there are specific tools to aid the process
- Advice on working with your patient to create a pain management plan that is appropriate for them and their lifestyle
Pain is a universal experience and its management is a human right.
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