Which of the following pain interventions is appropriate for a pediatric patient receiving palliative care?
1. Assess the patient's pain using a developmentally appropriate pain scale.
2. Ask the patient's family to participate and provide input regarding the patient's pain level assessment.
3. Use a combination of prescribed medications, distraction, and positioning to provide comfort and decrease pain.
4. All of the above
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1. Assessing the pain is not an intervention.
2. The family may not have knowledge on the proper pain scale to be used with the patient.
3. When caring for a patient in palliative care, it is important to use the correct pain scale, involve the patient and family in pain control, and use a combination of methods to increase comfort and decrease pain.
4. When caring for a patient in palliative care, it is important to use the correct pain scale, involve the patient and family in pain control, and use a combination of methods to increase comfort and decrease pain.
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