Which of the following pain interventions is appropriate for a 5-year-old, post-op patient?
1. To provide comfort and decrease pain, use a combination of medications, positioning, distraction, and family involvement
2. Assess for pain using a developmentally appropriate pain scale
3. Evaluate the efficacy of all the pain control interventions
4. All of the above
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1. Medications, positioning, distraction, and family can help decrease the pain level in a child.
2. A developmentally appropriate scale is needed so the nurse can identify the level of pain.
3. The efficacy will help identify if changes need to be made in the pain management regimen.
4. All of the responses are correct.
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