The nurse tells a joke to a 12-year-old to distract him from a painful procedure. What pain management technique is the nurse using?
A) Relaxation
B) Distraction
C) Imagery
D) Thought stopping
Ans: B
Distraction involves having the child focus on another stimulus, thereby attempting to shield him from pain. Humor has been demonstrated to be an effective distracting technique for pain management.
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