Integrating Joint Commission Pain Standards Manual

This book is a concise, easy-to-read manual for administrators and clinical specialists designed to help organizations and their staff meet or exceed Joint Commission and other regulatory requirements in pain and symptom management. The manual is organized in a three-ring binder with sectional tabs for quick reference. A CD-ROM is included for computerized administrative access across an organization's information systems network.

Handbook chapters are organized according to the suggested Joint Commission standards for non-acute settings and provide strategies and tools that can help ensure compliance with each standard. A packet containing one complete "Clinician's Pain Vital Sign Tool Kit" for use with patients and their families is included with each manual.