What you can do:
you need to report your pain accurately.
to rate your pain severity on a scale of 0-10.
need to take your medication.according to dose &
schedule as prescribed by doctor.tell your doctor if the
medicine or treatment work or if you have developed
any side effects to the treatments.
What your is health care provider will do:
ask you about pain on a regular basis.
explain & provide the treatment option for pain control.
ask you if received the relief you expected
from the medicine.suggest other ways to help you
be more comfortable.
Thing to remember:
if you have pain ask for the medicine.don't save pain medicine until the pain get worse. medicine can help control your pain.
the staff will not think you are complaining if you ask
for medicine for your pain.
don't worry about becoming addicted to pain medicine
you need to report your pain accurately.
to rate your pain severity on a scale of 0-10.
need to take your medication.according to dose &
schedule as prescribed by doctor.tell your doctor if the
medicine or treatment work or if you have developed
any side effects to the treatments.
What your is health care provider will do:
ask you about pain on a regular basis.
explain & provide the treatment option for pain control.
ask you if received the relief you expected
from the medicine.suggest other ways to help you
be more comfortable.
Thing to remember:
if you have pain ask for the medicine.don't save pain medicine until the pain get worse. medicine can help control your pain.
the staff will not think you are complaining if you ask
for medicine for your pain.
don't worry about becoming addicted to pain medicine
