Documenting Pain scales

["Vaughan, Roger" <RVAUGHAN@CHKD.com>]

New to the documentation requirements by JCAHO is the documentation of a
pain scale, can others decide their practices in this endeavor, PLEASE take
a moment and answer what you can of the following questions for our survey,
we are trying to revamp our process. Sorry to those receiving duplicates
from multiple lists!
Thanks in advance!


1.	Do you document a pain scale on your patients? All age groups?
2.	What population (neonatal, pediatric, adult, or all) do you
transport?
3.	If you do document a pain scale, how often do you document?  What is
the minimal amount of time permitted to lapse between documentation's?
4.	Do you document a pain scale each time you do a set of vital signs?
I
5.	How often do you do vital signs while caring for your patient?
6.	Do you have a quick and easy reference tool you use when you
document the pain scale instead of a lengthy documentation process.
7.	At what pain score do you write something in your narrative?
8.	Do you document a pain score before, during and after a procedure?
9.	What procedures do you not document a pain score?

		Please reply to  rvaughan@chkd.com  or Watsonbj@chkd.com
<mailto:Watsonbj@chkd.com>  .  

		I hope people will reply.  
Thanks,
Betty Watson, RN
Transport Education Coordinator
Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
601 Children Lane
Norfolk, Virginia 23507
Phone (757)668-9376   Fax: (757)668-7901 Pager (757)475-4859
Watsonbj@chkd.com <mailto:Watsonbj@chkd.com> 


Roger T. Vaughan  EMT-P
Operations Coordinator
Neonatal / Pediatric Transport Team
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, Virginia  23507
(757) 668-7728
Fax (757) 669-7901
Rvaughan@CHKD.com <mailto:Rvaughan@CHKD.com> 

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