pain assessment tools objective: name assessment tools used in the assessment of pain

Pain Assessment Tools

Objective: Name assessment tools used in the assessment of pain

Pain Assessment Tools

• Revised –Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (revised-FLACC)

• Individual Numeric Rating Scale (INRS)• The Non-communicating Children’s Pain

Checklist –Revised (NCCPC-R)• The Non-communicating Children’s Pain

Checklist –Postoperative Version (NCCPC-PV)• Pediatric Pain Profile (PPP)

Revised –Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability

Revised- FLACC

Individualized Numeric Rating Scale• 0-10 scale for cognitively impaired or critically ill for

children 8 and up

INRS

The Non-communicating Children’s Pain Checklist –Revised (NCCPC-R)

• Used for children aged 3-18 who cannot speak due to cognitive impairments or disabilities

• Can be used without training• Is free for clinical or research use (contact

lbreau@ns.sympatico.ca)• Uses behaviors over the last 2 hours

NCCPC-R

NCCPC-R

NCCPC-R

The Non-communicating Children’s Pain Checklist –Postoperative Version (NCCPC-PV)

• Used for children 3-18 years• User does not need to be trained• Scored for behaviors over the last 10 min • For children who cannot speak to describe their symptoms

NCCPC-PV

• Used for children 3-18 years• User does not need to be trained• Scored for behaviors over the last 10 min • For children who cannot speak to describe

their symptoms

NCCPC-PV

NCCPC-PV

Pediatric Pain Profile

• Used for children with severe neurological disability who cannot communicate verbally or with augmentative communication

• 20 items scored “not at all” to “a great deal”

Pediatric Pain Profile