Pain

• Pain definition


  Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms such as damage
• SOCRATES

  S site

  O onset

  C character

  R radiation

  A associations

  T time course

  E exacerbating / reliving factors

  S severity
• factors to consider when choosing pain scale

  Age

  Physical condition

  Level of consciousness

  Mental status

  Ability to communicate

  underlying medical conditions