Here are a few great nursing mnemonics for patients with a complaint of pain or other symptoms when you want to get more information.

Old Carts

• O - Onset
• L - Location
• D - Duration
• C - Character
• A - Alleviating and Aggravating factors
• R - Raditation
• T - Treatments
• S - Severity

Socrates

• S - Site
• O - Onset
• C - Character
• R - Radiation
• A - Associated symptoms
• T - Time span/duration
• E - Exacerbating & relieving factors
• S - Severity

PQRST

• P - Provoking factors
• Q - Quality
• R - Region & Radiation
• S - Severity
• T - Time

If you have a great nursing mnemonic for pain and symptoms, let us know!