Reporting Symptoms of Pain
Order# PN501
Presented by Debra Wertheimer, MD
20 minutes
interacive discussion and resident vignettes
title price: $150; $75 rental
Dr. Wertheimer and nursing assistants assess several residents to demonstrate how to recognize and report symptoms of pain. Dr. Wertheimer emphasizes that staff need to get exact descriptions from residents who are able to speak.
With non-verbal residents, nursing assistants must be on the look out for changes in eating, sleeping and behavior as well as for grimacing, changes in calling out and changes in positioning.
Skill Competency: Reporting Pain