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A Nurse is to Assess this as all sites of complaint.
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What word describes when the pain started?
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What word identifies where the pain is felt?
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What word describes how long the pain lasts?
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What word describes how intense the pain is, often rated on a scale?
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What word describes the nature of the pain (burning, stabbing)?
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What word describes whether the pain spreads to other areas?
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What word describes what triggers or relieves the pain?
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What word describes the type of pain (sharp, dull, throbbing)?
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What word describes other symptoms that occur with the pain?
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What word describes the pattern or frequency of the pain?
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A tool used to measure the intensity of a patient's pain (Numerical, Wong-Baker, FACES, FLACC, NIPS, NPASS, CRIES)
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What word describes what makes the pain better or worse?