They are in every doctor’s office. They smile and frown at you from the wall, those round little faces that measure pain level. Formally known as the Baker Pain Rating Scale, each face represents a ...

Attempt to obtain the patient's self-report, the single most reliable indicator of pain. Do not assume that a patient cannot report pain; many cognitively impaired patients are able to use a ...

Palmetto Health Richland nurse Tessa Roberts tries to gain insight on Jesus Crespo’s pain by using a children’s pain scale, in Columbia, S.C. The commonly used Wong Baker Pain Scale has six steps ...

A pain scale is a tool that doctors use to help assess a person’s pain. A person usually self-reports their pain using a specially designed scale, sometimes with the help of a doctor, parent, or ...