The Mayo Clinic did a study that has something important to teach us. They quit using the normal pain questions during the taking of vital signs ("How much pain are you in today on a scale of 1 -10?") and replaced it with a question that sought the exact same information. They asked "What is your comfort level today, on a scale of 1-10?" The Clinic recorded statistically significant improvement in clinical outcomes by merel...

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