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Toolkit for Improving the Quality of Care for Pain

 

 

 

(June 2006)  Pain Management Workshop

 

·   Cover Page

·   Acknowledgements

 

·   Overview of Best Practice

·   Overview of Best Practice for Pain Management

 

Clinical Tools & Resources

Screening

·   Double-sided 0-10 Pain Scale * (print in color)

·   Thermometer Pain Scale * (print in color)

·   UW Home Health Pain Scales

·   PAINAD Tool and Definitions

·   Fast Facts Behavioral Observation Scale – Checklist for Nonverbal Pain Behaviors

·   Abbey Pain Scale

Nursing homes in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont can order a limited number of laminated color copies from NHCQF at no charge.  To order, call 800-772-0151, Ext. 160 or email nhqi@nhcqf.org.

Assessment & Monitoring

·   McCaffery Initial Pain Assessment Tool

·   Pain Assessment Form - Cognitively Intact

·   Pain Management Flow Sheet - Cognitively Intact

·   Pain Assessment Form - Cognitively Impaired

·   Pain Management Flow Sheet - Cognitively Impaired

Treatment

·   Fast Facts on Pain Management #4

·   UW Health Pain Management Reference

·   WHO Steps and Pain Medication List

·   Opioid Equivalency Tables

·   Mount Sinai Pain Management Guidelines Card

·   Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly

Communication

·   Quick Pain Fax

·   Nursing Home Communication with Physician – Pain Management

·   Nurse Worksheet for Phone Call Interventions

·   Pain Management – Telephone Checklist

 

Quality Improvement Tools & Resources

·   Overview of Quality Improvement Tools & Resources

·   Process Improvement Guide for Pain Management

·   Facility Checklist 1: Screening for Pain

·   Facility Checklist 2: Assessing Pain

·   Facility Checklist 3: Care Planning & Treatment for Pain Management

·   Facility Checklist 4: Monitoring Treatment Effectiveness for Pain Management

·   System Checklist: Education & Training to Support the Pain Management Program

·   System Checklist: Tracking & Evaluation of the Pain Management Program

·   Process Definition Worksheet

·   Process Analysis/Investigation Worksheet

·   Brainstorming & Developing Solutions Worksheet

·   Implementation Strategy Worksheet

·   Evaluation Worksheet

·   Guidelines for Forming an Effective Team

·   Team Meeting Notes

 

Measurement & Data

·   Pain Quality Measures (QMs): Snapshot Definitions

·   Pain Quality Measures (QMs): State and US Averages

·   Nursing Home Improvement Feedback Tool (NHIFT) Pain Questions

·   NHIFT Data Abstraction Definitions – Pain

 

Links

Upcoming Events

Materials from NHQI Events

 

For more information, contact:

Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation

The QIO for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

nhqi@nhcqf.org

800-772-0151, Ext. 120

 

 

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