The Nurse Is Preparing to Perform a Heel Stick on a Newborn.The

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick on a newborn.The most appropriate complementary therapy for the nurse to plan to use for the newborn to decrease pain during this quick but painful procedure is:

• A)Swaddling.
• B)Sucrose pacifier.
• C)Massage.
• D)Holding the infant.

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The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

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A philosophical approach that emphasizes the outcome or consequences of actions in terms of their benefits or utility, often summarized as the greatest good for the greatest number.