A Preterm Infant Has Just Been Admitted to the Neonatal

question 10

Multiple Choice

A preterm infant has just been admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.The infant's parents ask the nurse about anesthesia and analgesia when painful procedures are necessary.What should the nurse's explanation be?

• A) Nerve pathways of neonates are not sufficiently myelinated to transmit painful stimuli.
• B) The risks accompanying anesthesia and analgesia are too great to justify any possible benefit of pain relief.
• C) Neonates do not possess sufficiently integrated cortical function to interpret or recall pain experiences.
• D) Pain pathways and neurochemical systems associated with pain transmission are intact and functional in neonates.

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