A nurse working in a healthcare provider's office is interviewing a client who reports experiencing daily migraines. The nurse decides to further assess the impact of the client's pain. Which assessment tool is most appropriate to use for this client?
1. Psychologic well-being inventory.
2. Body Diagram tool.
3. Intensity rating scale.
4. Brief Pain Inventory.
Correct Answer: 4
Migraine pain is chronic in nature and, therefore, a multidimensional tool such as the Brief Pain Inventory is the most useful for assessing two or more elements of the pain and the impact of pain on daily living. A unidimensional tool such as the Body Diagram and intensity rating scale is useful for assessing pain severity at the time the client is experiencing pain. A psychological well-being inventory may yield information about the impact of pain on the client's sense of well-being but is not designed to specifically assess the elements of pain.
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