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Know
Your Rights!
As a person with pain, you have the right to:
- Have your report of pain taken seriously and to be treated
with dignity and respect by doctors, nurses, pharmacists
and other healthcare professionals.
- Have your pain thoroughly assessed and promptly treated.
- Be informed by your healthcare provider about what may
be causing your pain, possible treatments and the benefits,
risks
and costs of each.
- Participate actively in decisions about how to manage your
pain.
- Have your pain reassessed regularly and your treatment
adjusted if your pain has not been eased.
- Be referred to a pain specialist if your pain persists.
- Get clear and prompt answers to your questions, take time
to make decisions and refuse a particular type of treatment
if you choose.
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Information
About Pain