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The EMR we use only has other scales for Pain (PAINAD, FLACC) Does anyone know of other scales? People say yes there are, but I am looking for evidenced based practice. If a person cannot verbalize a number, then there should be tools that can be used if nurses are just not going to assign a rated number of 1-10.

I recently did an audit and found that nurses were not using the scales in our EMR to assign a number to a symptom. The rationale I received was "well they can't tell me a number so I cannot complete a numerical scale. In all my years of nursing I have never heard this. I have always used the objective data of what I see during the pt assessment and document the number I feel bst describes the symptom. I have looked for scales and other than the PAINAD, I do not see many 1-10 tools to assist. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thank you

I can not thank you enough for your response. I find that I enjoy Hospice Nursing so much more than anything else I have ever done in the nursing field. I love it when people say "I don't know how you can do this job" I say this is the first job I have had where I know that I truely make a difference. Thanks again for being so open and sharing your experiences.

thank you. just that information helps me greatly. i appreciate you taking the time to respond

I have been asked to sit on a board to discuss Triage Nursing. My questions are simple 1. What are the requirements to be a Triage Hospice Nurse? 2. What is the going pay rate for Triage Nurses?