Pain assessment in the nonverbal patient: position statement with clinical practice recommendations

Pain Manag Nurs. 2006 Jun;7(2):44-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2006.02.003.

Abstract

The article presents the position statement and clinical practice recommendations for pain assessment in the nonverbal patient developed by an appointed Task Force and approved by the ASPMN Board of Directors.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Codes of Ethics
  • Communication Barriers*
  • Communication Disorders / etiology
  • Communication Disorders / nursing*
  • Dementia / complications
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects
  • Nonverbal Communication*
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Assessment / ethics
  • Nursing Assessment / methods
  • Nursing Assessment / standards*
  • Pain Measurement / ethics
  • Pain Measurement / methods
  • Pain Measurement / nursing
  • Pain Measurement / standards*
  • Patient Advocacy / ethics
  • Principle-Based Ethics
  • Unconsciousness / complications