Exam 39: Pain Management for Children

The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old girl who had surgery 12 hours ago.The child tells the nurse that she does not have pain,but a few minutes later tells her parent that she does.What should the nurse consider when interpreting this?

The nurse knows that physiologic changes associated with pain in the neonate include

When assessing pain in any child,the nurse should consider that

When pain is assessed in an infant,it is inappropriate to assess for

Which statement indicates the nurse's lack of understanding about the use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)therapy?

When using the Poker Chip Tool,it is important for the nurse to know that

What medication is the most effective choice for treating pain associated with sickle cell crisis in a newly admitted 5-year-old child?

What myth may interfere with the treatment of pain in infants and children?

The nurse is caring for a child receiving intravenous (IV)morphine for severe postoperative pain.The nurse observes a slower respiratory rate,and the child cannot be aroused.The most appropriate management of this child is for the nurse to

When assessing a child for pain,the nurse is aware that

Which assessment indicates to a nurse that a 2-year-old child is in need of pain medication?

The nurse is discussing various non-pharmacologic pain-relief techniques with the father of an 8-year-old boy.They agree on a plan to use a modality where the child is encouraged to remember or imagine the sights and sounds of an enjoyable experience such as his birthday.This is known as ________________ .

A nurse is administering an opioid medication to a child.Which side effects should the nurse watch for with this classification of medication? Select all that apply.

Which drug is usually the best choice for PCA for a child in the immediate postoperative period?

The nurse is preparing a 4-year-old with a fractured humerus for an MRI.While the nurse is explaining the procedure to the child's parents,she understands that procedural sedation is a medically controlled state of depressed consciousness that will allow the child to be able to respond appropriately and to maintain her airway control.Is this statement true or false?

The appropriate tool(s)to assess pain in a 3-year-old child is the (select all that apply)

Which medications are the most effective choices for treating pain associated with inflammation in children? Select all that apply.

The nurse caring for the child in pain knows that distraction

In which developmental stage is the child first able to localize pain and describe both the amount and the intensity of the pain felt?

Skin to skin holding of infants dressed only in a diaper,next to their mother's or father's chest is commonly known as __________ care.