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Capo

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A nurse is assessing pain in a 3-year-old child. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to use? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Number scale
  B) Color scale
  C) Letter scale
  D) Facial expression scale
  E) Shape scale

Question 2

When describing opioid analgesics to a group of nursing students, the instructor would expect to include which classifications? Select all that apply.
 
  A) An agonist
  B) A partial agonist
  C) A partial antagonist
  D) An antagonist
  E) An agonist-antagonist



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B, D
Feedback:
Color and facial expression scales are especially helpful with children who have trouble understanding or cannot tell the nurse about their pain using numbers.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A, B, E
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An opioid analgesic may be classified as an agonist, partial agonist, and agonist-antagonist.





 

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