MGH Pain Resources Page

For links to clinical pain resources outside MGH, click here.

MGH Resources

Pain and JCAHO Readiness includes:

• Pain assessment of the nonverbal patient
• Range orders for PRN analgesics
• "PCA-by-proxy"
• References

MGH Pain Assessment and Management Policy

• Pain Assessment and Reassessment Nursing Policy

Revised (Sept 2006) MGH Pain Assessment and Management Guidelines (NPM 2.14)

• Table of Contents for Revised Guidelines
• Index to Revised Guidelines
• Questions and Answers on the revised Guidelines
• List of Appendices to Guidelines
  • Appendix A: WHO Analgesic Ladder
  • Appendix B: Opioid Agonists
  • Appendix C: N-PASS
  • Appendix D: FLACC
  • Appendix E: FACES (children)
  • Appendix F: 0-10 Scale (children)
  • Appendix G: PAINAD
  • Appendix H: PAINED Mnemonic
  • Appendix I: Pain History
  • Appendix J: Equianalgesic Table
  • Appendix K: Pain Assessment for the Difficult-to-Assess Patient
  • Appendix L: Adjunctive Modalities--Developmentally Appropriate
  • Appendix M: Philosophy Statement, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
  • Appendix N: Comfort Scale
  • Appendix O: Care of the Patient in Pain at the End of Life (under review)

Pain Assessment Resources:

• Pain Assessment in the Difficult-to-Assess Patient (See also ASPMN Guidelines)
• Using "Assume Pain Present" (APP)
• N-PASS
• FLACC
• Wong-Baker FACES (children)
• 0-10 Scale (children)
• Wong-Baker FACES + 0 - 10 (adults & adolescents--English & Spanish)
• PAINAD
• PAINED Mnemonic
• Pain History
• MPAR - PH22
• MPAR - W9
• ARS
• CNVPI
• NPS (Pain Assessment tool numeric)
• FPS (Functional Pain Scale)
• VDS (Verbal Descriptor Scale)

Range Orders

• 2006 MGH Policy on range orders (See also APS/ASPMN Position Statement)

Additional MGH Pain Resources

• Pain Resource Manual (red binder) on each unit
• Pain Management Toolbox on MGH intranet
• Material from "Pain Skills and Knowledge Day"
• Unit-based Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist [Paul Arnstein, 617-724-8517, pmarnstein [at] partners.org]
• Unit-based Pain Relief Champions
• MGH PainRelief web site
• Pain Relief Connection monthly e-mail newsletter
• MGH Pain Center
• MGH Palliative Care Service
• Blum Patient Family Learning Center
• Cancer Resource Room
• Helping your Child Cope with Pain
• What You Need to Know about Pain: A Guide for patients and families
• Pain and addictive illness
  • Material from the CE course "The Intersection of Pain and Addictive Illness"
  • Substance Abuse Screening
    Phone: x62712
  • Psychiatric Nurse Consultation Service

  

Sponsored by MGH Cares About Pain Relief
For additional information,
contact Paul Arnstein, PhD, RN
617-724-8517
pmarnstein [at] partners.org

This page last updated 26 February 2007

                                   

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