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Study: Anesthesia Awareness May Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Trained Providers Lower Propofol Risks

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Wrong-Site Errors Plague Nerve Blocks, Too

A study examining the frequency and causes of wrong-site injections in pain management procedures recommends strict use of the Universal Protocol in...

Archive > March, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 3
Ideas That Work
A Pain Scale for All Patients

A Pain Rating Scale For All Patients
It incorporates facial expressions, ranked numbers and familiar words.

We wanted to standardize our post-op pain assessments because staff were using different pain scales and patients were often too groggy to quantify their pain. To get everyone on the same page, we placed an 8-inch-by-11-inch laminated card at each bedside that contains:

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