Several tools are used for pain assessment in nursing, including:
- Numerical Rating Scale (NRS): Patients rate their pain on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable). - Visual Analog Scale (VAS): Patients mark a point on a line that represents their pain intensity. - Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale: This tool uses facial expressions to help patients, particularly children, communicate their pain levels. - McGill Pain Questionnaire: A comprehensive tool that assesses the quality and intensity of pain through descriptive words.
