lezanne

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1. Pain Management Pain Scale

   lezanne posted a topic in Pain

   What do you use to assess your patients chronic pain? Do you use a pain scale & what type? How do most of your patients respond to the pain scale?

2. Charting pain assessments

   lezanne replied to patwil73's topic in Pain

   In outpatient we use the pain scale of 0 to 10 then have another written complete assessment if the patient has pain. The problem I see is that most of the patients having pain rate their pain at 5 or above no matter what medication or treatment they...

3. Survey: Chronic Pain Management Pain Scale

   lezanne posted a topic in General Nursing

   The average patient I see in outpatient always states pain level of 5 or greater on the scale of 0 to 10. Very few with chronic pain state pain levels of 4 or less. I am researching to see what other nurses have noticed. It is a individual response ...

4. VA, differential, relocation, pay w/experience, and retirement

   lezanne replied to stepaukob's topic in Government

   THe VA has just launched a new traveling nursing program. Contact the HR Dept & ask whom you need to contact.

5. 9 Dimensions of Nursing?

   lezanne replied to gerrib83's topic in Government

   I don't have the information handy right now. Your nurse manager should be giving you all the information and also help you with your proficiency including giving you different examples to use. Also keep a file for yourself & put in the file anyt...

6. Pain Management Pain Scale

   lezanne posted a topic in Government

   Doyou use the pain scale 0 to 10? How do most of your patients comprehend the scale? Do you use additional handouts to educate each patient? And what do ou use? Pictures or written material? I am finding that most patient state ranges from 6 to 10....