Pain Assessment Flashcards
What does PQRSTU stand for?
Palliative/provoking, quality, region/radiation, severity, time and understanding.
What does palliative and provoking stand for?
What makes the pain better?
What makes the pain worse?
What does quality stand for?
Describe in your own words how the pain feels?
What does region stand for?
Where is the pain? Can you please point to me where the pain is?
What does radiation stand for?
Does the pain radiate (move) anywhere?
What does severity stand for?
On a scale of 0-10, 0 being no pain and 10 being excruciating pain, what number would you give the pain?
What number would you give at rest?
What number would you during activity?
What does time stand for?
When did the pain start?
How long does it last?
What does understanding stand for?
What do you think is causing the pain?
What treatment have you tried to relieve the pain?
