Term Description

Interpretation of the total score:
Score 0 = no pain.
Score 1-3 = mild pain
Score 4-5 = moderate pain
Score 6-7 = severe pain
Limitation: A falsely low score may be seen in an infant who is too premature, ill to respond, or who is vented and receiving a paralyzing agent.

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
NIPS Assessment:Imp:Pt:^Patient:Ord:
Long Common Name
NIPS assessment (interpretation)
Short Name
NIPS inter

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    NIPS Assessment
    LP437119-3
    • Analyte
      NIPS Assessment
      LP437119-3
      • Component Numerator
        NIPS Assessment
        LP437119-3
        • Component Numerator Core
          NIPS Assessment
          LP437119-3
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Imp
    LP6819-9
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    Ord
    LP7751-3
  • Method
    NULL
     

Normative Answer List: LL5953-6

Source: Nursing Knowledge Big Data Science Encoding-Modeling Workgroup
AnswerCodeScoreAnswer ID
No pain

0 No pain

LA131-5
Mild pain

1-3 Mild pain

LA15111-0
Moderate pain

4-5 Moderate pain

LA135-6
Severe pain

6-7 Severe pain

LA15109-4

Basic Attributes

Class
H&P.HX
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.75
Last Updated
Version 2.76 (NAM)
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINCLong Common Name
101967-8Neonatal infant pain scale panel (NIPS)

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