The nurse is assessing a patient's pain perception. What should the nurse use to make this assessment?
1. FACES scale
2. psychological evaluation tool
3. PQRST guide
4. biofeedback rating
Correct Answer: 3
A patient's pain perception can be assessed by using the PQRST technique: P = What precipitated (triggered, stimulated) the pain? Has anything relieved the pain? What is the pattern of the pain? Q = What is the quality and quantity of the pain? Is it sharp, stabbing, aching, burning, stinging, deep, crushing, viselike, or gnawing? R = What is the region (location) of the pain? Does the pain radiate to other areas of the body? S = What is the severity of the pain? And T = What is the timing of the pain? When does it begin, how long does it last, and how is it related to other events in the patient's life? The FACES scale is a pain rating tool. Use of a psychological evaluation tool is not indicated. A biofeedback rating would not address all areas of a pain assessment.
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