You are the nurse caring for an elderly patient who is Asian-American who speaks little English. How would you assess this patient's pain?
A) Make a chart with English on one side and the patient's native language on the other so he can pick which word best describes his pain.
B) Use the regular zero-to-ten pain scale
C) Use the Faces Pain Scale
D) Have a translator come in every time you assess the patient so you can document what the patient said
Ans: A
Feedback: If a patient does not speak English or cannot clearly communicate information needed to manage pain, an interpreter, translator, or family member familiar with the person's method of communication should be consulted and a method established for pain assessment. Often a chart can be constructed with English words on one side and the foreign language on the other. Then the patient can point to the corresponding word to tell the nurse about the pain.
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