Nurses play a pivotal role in assessing pain using various tools and scales. The most common method is the Numeric Rating Scale, where patients rate their pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain). Other tools include the Visual Analogue Scale and the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale. Comprehensive pain assessment involves evaluating the pain characteristics, such as location, duration, intensity, and factors that exacerbate or relieve pain.
