Pain Assessment

With the realization that pain is highly prevalent among older adults, please answer the following

questions.

Questions:

1.What are some ways you as the nurse can utilize to determine pain in the older adult?

2.What are some of the potential barriers related to self-reporting of pain in the older adult?

3.What is the prevalence of pain in the older adult?

4.Describe and compare your findings for each of the following:

a.Numeric rating scale

b.Visual analog scale

c.McGill pain questionnaire

d.Pain in dementia patients

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