When using the Poker Chip Tool, it is important for the nurse to know that
a. Any number of chips can be used.
b. Only a specified number of chips can be used.
c. The assessment tool is used with adolescents.
d. The assessment tool is most effectively used with 2-year-old children.
B
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A Pain tools are valid only if used as directed. The poker chip tool uses four chips.
B In the poker chip tool, four chips are used to represent a hurt. One chip
represents a little hurt, and four chips represent the most hurt the child could
have.
C Adolescents are able to think abstractly. They can describe, quantify, and identify
intensity and feelings about pain. This scale is recommended for children ages 4
to 12 .
D Self-report tools are effective in children older than 3 years of age, not 2 years of
age.
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