A 5-Year-Old Is Complaining of Nondescriptive "Belly Pain

question 14

Multiple Choice

A 5-year-old is complaining of nondescriptive "belly pain." Your next action should be to ask him to

• A)point a finger to the spot that hurts.
• B)draw a circle around the area that hurts.
• C)use a metaphor to describe the pain.
• D)identify what makes the pain worse.
• E)allow him to use a "pain-o-meter."

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Definitions:

Eyespots

Simple visual organs found in some unicellular organisms, allowing them to sense light direction and intensity.

Sea Stars

Marine echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea, known for their star-shaped body and capability of regeneration.

Predators

Creatures that pursue, capture, and eat other beings for nourishment.

Cephalopods

A group of mollusks encompassing octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and nautiluses, known for their bilateral symmetry of the body, distinct head, and multiple arms or tentacles.