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PAIN ASSESSMENT ?S
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| P= PROVOCATION/PALLIATION | WHAT WERE YOU DOING WHEN THE PAIN STARTED? |
| P= PROVOCATION/PALLIATION | WHAT CAUSED IT? |
| P= PROVOCATION/PALLIATION | WHAT MAKES IT BETTER OR WORSE? |
| P= PROVOCATION/PALLIATION | WHAT SEEMS TO TIGGER IT? STRESS? POSITION? CERTAIN ACTIVITIES? |
| P= PROVOCATION/PALLIATION | WHAT RELIEVES IT? MEDICATION, MASSAGE, HEAT/COLD, CHANGING POSITIONS, BEING ACTIVE, RESTING? |
| P= PROVOCATION/PALLIATION | WHAT AGGRAVATES IT? MOVEMENT, BENDING, LYING DOWN, WALKING, STANDING? |
| Q= QUALITY/QUANTITY | WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? SHARP, DULL, STABBING, BURNING, CRUSHING, THROBBING, NAUSEATING, SHOOTING, TWISTING, OR STRETCHING. |
| R= REGION/RADIATION | WHERE IS THE PAIN LOCATED? |
| R= REGION/RADIATION | DOES THE PAIN RADIATE? WHERE? |
| R= REGION/RADIATION | DOES IT FEEL LIKE IT TRAVELS OR MOVE AROUND? |
| R= REGION/RADIATION | DID IT START ELSEWHERE AND IS NOW LOCALIZED TO ONE SPOT? |
| S= SEVERITY SCALE | HOW SEVERE IS THE PAIN ON A SCALE OF 0 TO 10, WITH 0 BEING NO PAIN AND 10 BEING THE WORSE PAIN EVER? |
| S= SEVERITY SCALE | DOES IT INTERFERE WITH ACTIVITIES? |
| S= SEVERITY SCALE | HOW BAD IS IT AT ITS WORST? |
| S= SEVERITY SCALE | DOES IT FORCE YOU SIT DOWN, LIE DOWN, OR SLOW DOWN? |
| S= SEVERITY SCALE | HOW LONG DOES AN EPISODE LAST? |
| T= TIMING | WHEN OR AT WHAT TIME OF THE DAY DID THE PAIN START? |
| T= TIMING | HOW LONG DID IT LAST? |
| T= TIMING | HOW OFTEN DOES IT OCCUR HOURLY? DAILY? WEEKLY? MONTHLY? |
| T= TIMING | IS IT SUDDEN OR GRADUAL? |