Unfortunately, this is how several aides and even nurses use the pain scale. NO, you the nurse/aide/whatever are not supposed to select the smiley/frowney face that most resembles the level of discomfort you think the patient has. The correct usage of this "tool" is for the patient to actually physically select with his/her finger the face that depicts their comfort/pain level.
Just so you know- everytime someone documents a "0" on the FACES scale on a patient that is demented, nonverbal, and immobile, a kitten dies. True story.
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