The goals of the Improving Pain Assessment (IPA) QIA for facilities in the Network 17 service area are to decrease CROWNWeb responses to:
- "No documentation of pain assessment, and no reason is given" to zero in 10 percent.
- "Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool. A follow-up plan is not documented and no reason given" by 10 percent from the 2016 baseline.
Focus facilities will participate in the IPA QIA through September 30, 2018.
Resources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- General
- Keep Comfortable on Dialysis
This one page document for patients provides some ideas to help promote comfort and ease patients' pain that can be tried before moving to medication. - Non-pharmacological Interventions for Pain: Recommendations for Dialysis Staff
This one page document provides non-opioid interventions for chronic pain based on CDC recommendations and patient subject matter expert feedback. - CROWNWeb Pain Assessment Options
This document provides an easy-to-follow explanation of how to complete the CROWNWeb Pain Assessment Options submission. - Monthly Tracking Tool
Use this monthly tracking tool to document Improving Pain Assessment QIA data for reporting progress/status to the Network monthly by the 5th of the following month.
- Keep Comfortable on Dialysis
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