MDS Alert
MDS 3.0 Coding
Published on Mon Jun 13, 2011 
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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 jaw). D. Protective body movements or postures (e.g., bracing, guarding, rubbing or massaging a body part/area, clutching or holding a body part during movement). Z. None of these signs observed or documented Source: Printed verbatim from the RAI User's Manual.
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