When working with a pediatric patient, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Tell the child that shots hurt a little bit.
2. Inform the child that a shot will not hurt.
3. Distract the child with a story when giving a shot.
4. Tell the child that the pain from a shot is temporary.
5. Encourage the child to take a teddy bear's tympanic temperature.
ANS: 1, 3, 4, 5
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