Pain Assessment Tools
Objective: Name assessment tools used in the assessment of pain
Pain Assessment Tools
• Revised –Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (revised-FLACC)
• Individual Numeric Rating Scale (INRS)• The Non-communicating Children’s Pain
Checklist –Revised (NCCPC-R)• The Non-communicating Children’s Pain
Checklist –Postoperative Version (NCCPC-PV)• Pediatric Pain Profile (PPP)
Revised –Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability
Revised- FLACC
Individualized Numeric Rating Scale• 0-10 scale for cognitively impaired or critically ill for
children 8 and up
INRS
The Non-communicating Children’s Pain Checklist –Revised (NCCPC-R)
• Used for children aged 3-18 who cannot speak due to cognitive impairments or disabilities
• Can be used without training• Is free for clinical or research use (contact
[email protected])• Uses behaviors over the last 2 hours
NCCPC-R
NCCPC-R
NCCPC-R
The Non-communicating Children’s Pain Checklist –Postoperative Version (NCCPC-PV)
• Used for children 3-18 years• User does not need to be trained• Scored for behaviors over the last 10 min • For children who cannot speak to describe their symptoms
NCCPC-PV
• Used for children 3-18 years• User does not need to be trained• Scored for behaviors over the last 10 min • For children who cannot speak to describe
their symptoms
NCCPC-PV
NCCPC-PV
Pediatric Pain Profile
• Used for children with severe neurological disability who cannot communicate verbally or with augmentative communication
• 20 items scored “not at all” to “a great deal”
Pediatric Pain Profile