A newborn nursery nurse is caring for a newborn who will be circumcised and asks the health care provider to prescribe a pain medication
The healthcare provider states: "Newborns do not have pain at this age, so why should we give any medication?" Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. "I would think it would make the parents feel better to know it had been given."
2. "I am going to have to report you to the ethics board."
3. "Pain transmission has been documented in all age groups."
4. "What will it hurt to just go ahead and give it?"
Correct Answer: 3
Research has changed the perception that infants do not feel pain. Performing procedures that may induce pain necessitates that pain management interventions should be implemented. An infant may have pain interventions based upon behavioral responses exhibited. The emotional well-being of the parents is of interest but does not address the question being asked. Reporting the healthcare provider to the ethics board is not indicated as the healthcare provider has not acted in a manner consistent with a violation of ethics. Asking for the medication to be given does not meet the question being asked.
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