A mother worries about her infant feeling pain during a heel stick for a blood test. What action by the nurse is best?
A.
Encourage breastfeeding during the heel stick.
B.
Ice the infant's heel prior to the blood draw.
C.
Massage the infant's heel after the needle stick.
D.
Reassure the mother that infants don't feel pain.
ANS: A
Infants feel pain and remember painful procedures. Breastfeeding has been shown to be an effective, cost-effective, and safe intervention to decrease infants' sensation of pain. Ice and massage would not be warranted.
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