Rights and Ethics
		Recognize the rights of individuals to appropriate assessment and management of Pain.This standard represents the organizational commitment to Pain Management. Health care organizations must meet this standard through mission statements, their Patient/Client Bill of Rights, or detailed service standards.
		Assessment of Persons With Pain.
		Assess the existence and, if so, the nature and intensity of pain in all patients, residents, or clients. This standard states the organizational recognition that Pain is a Common experience and that Unrelieved Pain has negative consequences. Pain assessment will become common practice at organizations and part of its procedures. Organizations must also train and have knowledgeable staff well rehearsed in Pain detection and Treatment. Training in Pain Management will be required for new clinical staff as part of orientation.
		Care of Persons With Pain.
		Establish Policies and procedures that support the appropriate prescribing or ordering of effective pain medications. This standard asserts that the goal of care is treating symptoms that may be associated with a disease, condition, or treatment, including pain. In the context of Pain Management, it focuses on appropriate prescription and administration of patient controlled analgesia, spinal-epidural or intravenous medications, and other Pain Management techniques.
		Education of Persons With Pain.
		Educate patients, residents, clients and families about effective Pain Management. This standard specifies that the organization is responsible for helping patients, residents, and clients understand the importance of Pain Management as a part of treatment, as well as the influence that cultural and belief systems have on shaping conceptions of Pain and Pain control. In particular, organizations must present individuals with the balanced and accurate information on Pain medication, since many misconceptions exist about them.
		Continuum of Care.
		Address the Individual's need for symptom management in the discharge planning process. This revised standard includes pain as a symptom that should be addressed when considering an individual's needs after discharge.
		Improvement of Organizational Performance.
		Incorporate Pain Management in to the organization's performance measurement and improvement program. This revised standard specifies that as the organization collects data to monitor it's performance, it should consider the appropriateness and effectiveness of its Pain Management Program.
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