The nurse is counseling the parents of a 9-year-old boy who is receiving morphine for postoperative pain. Which statement from the nurse accurately reflects the pain experience in children?
A) 'You can expect that your child will tell you when he is experiencing pain.'
B) 'Your child will learn to adapt to the pain he is experiencing.'
C) 'Your child will experience more adverse effects to narcotics than adults.'
D) 'It is very rare that children become addicted to narcotics.'
Ans: D
Addiction to narcotics when used in children is very rare. Often children deny pain to avoid a painful situation or procedure, embarrassment, or loss of control. Repeated exposure to pain or painful procedures can result in an increase in behavioral manifestations. The risk of adverse effects of narcotic analgesics is the same for children as for adults.
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