What Does BPS Mean in Medical Terms?

BPS stands for Behavioral Pain Scale. Pain score based on behaviour in intensive care.

Where you will see BPS

You will most often see BPS in emergency department and intensive care records, nursing notes, care plans and handovers.

Example

A chart note might use “BPS” as shorthand for Behavioral Pain Scale when documenting a patient's care.

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