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Review the Staff Assessment for Pain
J0800. Indicators of Pain or Possible Pain in the last 5 days.
Check all that apply.
A. Non-verbal sounds (e.g., crying, whining, gasping, moaning, or groaning).
B. Vocal complaints of pain (e.g., that hurts, ouch, stop).
C. Facial expressions (e.g., grimaces, winces, wrinkled forehead, furrowed brow, clenched teeth or [...]

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