The Joint Commission (TJC) requires that:
a. pain be assessed on all discharges.
b. repeated assessment of pain be limited to those patients who complain of pain.
c. repeated intensity documentation be made of the course of pain relief for all patients.
d. pain be assessed on surgical patients.
C
TJC requires pain assessment on all admissions, repeated assessments for pain regardless of the initial complaint or surgical experience, and repeated intensity documentation of the course of pain relief for all patients.
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