Pain Should Be Assessed Regularly in All Newborn Infants

question 9

Multiple Choice

Pain should be assessed regularly in all newborn infants. If the infant is displaying physiologic or behavioral cues indicating pain, measures should be taken to manage the pain. Examples of nonpharmacologic pain management techniques include (choose all that apply) :

• A) Swaddling.
• B) Nonnutritive sucking.
• C) Skin-to-skin contact with the mother.
• D) Sucrose.
• E) Acetaminophen.

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Definitions:

Family Therapy

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