Combination of treatment modalities may be needed for effective pain management. Pain level should be acceptable to the patient. Pain is treated in a non-judgmental manner. Nursing staff should anticipate the need for pain management and treat pain before it is severe. The patient is assessed for pain every 4 hours.
Pain management is provided for patients in pain.
The patient's response is assessed within one hour of treatment. If pain is unrelieved, additional pain management measures are implemented. Patients are not told that they must wait for pain management.