Which nonpharmacologic intervention appears to be effective in decreasing neonatal procedural pain?
a. Tactile stimulation
b. Commercial warm packs
c. Doing procedure during infant sleep
d. Oral sucrose and nonnutritive sucking
ANS: D
Nonnutritive sucking attenuates behavioral, physiologic, and hormonal responses to pain. The addition of sucrose has been demonstrated to have calming and pain-relieving effects for neonates. Tactile stimulation has a variable effect on response to procedural pain. No evidence supports commercial warm packs as a pain control measure. With resulting increased blood flow to the area, pain may be greater. The infant should not be disturbed during the sleep cycle. It makes it more difficult for the infant to begin organization of sleep and awake cycles.
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