When using the Poker Chip Tool, it is important for the nurse to know which fact?
a. Any number of chips can be used.
b. Only a specified number of chips can be used.
c. The assessment tool is used with adolescents.
d. The assessment tool is most effectively used with 2-year-old children.
B
In the Poker Chip Tool, four chips are used to represent a hurt. One chip represents a little hurt, and four chips represent the most hurt the child could have. Pain tools are valid only if used as directed; this tool uses four chips. Adolescents are able to think abstractly. They can describe, quantify, and identify intensity and feelings about pain. The Poker Chip Tool is recommended for children ages 4 to 12 . Self-report tools are effective in children older than 3 years of age, not 2 years of age.
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