Which, if any, of the following is not true of pain management for children?
1. Hypnotherapy and biofeedback, which are very useful with adults, are not generally effective with school-age and younger adolescents.
2. Swaddling, non-nutritive sucking, and/or 24 percent sucrose solutions are often effective pain management interventions for neonates.
3. Distraction can be effective pain management at the lower levels of the pain scale for infants/children of all ages.
4. None of the above
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1. Hypnotherapy and biofeedback may be very effective pain management techniques and may be easier to teach children.
2. Swaddling, sucrose, and sucking are comfort measures for a neonate.
3. Distraction helps reduce the pain and can help a neonate cope with the pain.
4. One of the answers is correct.
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