Acute and Chronic Pain
July 10th, 2020
Please answer the 5 questions. Please do not share work. Note: ONLY USE THE TEXTBOOK, ESSENTIALS OF PEDIATRIC NURSING FOUTH EDITION.
1. Compare and contrast acute pain and chronic pain in the pediatric patient
2. Distraction involves having the child focus on another stimulus. Identify 5 methods of distraction for the pediatric patient
3. Identify 2 indications for the use of EMLA cream on the pediatric patient
4. Identify 2 benefits to using the same pain assessment tool when evaluating pain in the pediatric patient
5. Identify 3 behavioral characteristics associated with pain in the infant and 3 physiological characteristics associated with pain in the infant and child