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	POLICY: All patients will be screened on admission about the presence of pain. GUIDELINES: All patients at admission are asked the following screening or general questions about the presence of pain: Do you have pain now? Have you had pain in the last several weeks of months? If yes to either question, obtain the additional assessment data about the following elements: Pain intensity Use the hospital-approved pain intensity rating scale appropriate for the patient population Pain intensity is obtained for pain now, at worst and at least Location of pain ask patient to mark on a...
Second excerpt:
	...own words when possible Onset, duration, variation and patterns Alleviating and aggravating factors Present pain management regimen and effectiveness Pain management history including a medication history, presence of common barriers to reporting pain and using analgesics, past interventions and response and manner of expressing pain Effects of pain impact on daily life, function, sleep, appetite, relationships with others, emotions and concentration The patient's pain goal...