For the assessment and control of pain, Little Company of Mary has instituted a pain management initiative for all our patients. Relieving patients’ pain is important to us. Keeping pain under control speeds recovery and allows a better quality of life. Some pain is unavoidable, but most pain can be prevented or controlled. For this reason, we have included a pain rating in our normal assessment of vital signs, such as temperature, pulse and blood pressure. To us, this pain rating has become known as “the fifth vital sign.” [Read More]