The nurse is working with a 3-year-old child in Bryant's traction for a fractured femur. A pain assessment scale such as the Oucher Scale can be useful to the nurse caring for this child because use of a pain assessment scale
1. provides continuity and consistencyin assessing and monitoring the child's pain.
2. decreases anxiety in the child.
3. increases the child's comfort level.
4. reduces the child's fear of painfulprocedures.
Answer:1
Rationale:Pain assessment scales are used to assess and monitor pain.Using an assessment scale cannot reduce the child's anxiety or fear,nor can it increase the child's comfort level. The nurse can reduce anxiety or fear and increase the child's comfort level by implementing appropriate nursing interventions based on assessment scale data. Implementation
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