LOINC long common name : Neonatal infant pain scale panel (NIPS);
LOINC short name : NIPS panel;
LOINC description : The Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) is a behavioral pain scale that was developed
by the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. It can be utilized with both full-term
and pre-term infants. CHEO recommends use in neonates/infants less than 2 months of
age, but the scale can be used up to 1 year of age. The tool was adapted from the
CHEOPS scale (used for children between one and seven years) and is based on the behaviors
that nurses have described as being indicative of infant pain or distress. It is composed
of six indicators. The infant should be observed for one minute in order to fully
assess each indicator.;
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