Managing procedural pain in children with burns. Part 1: Assessment of pain in children.
Managing procedural pain in a child involves multiple factors, including how to evaluate the pain. This process is more difficult with children because of differences in cognitive and physical development. A multidimensional model for the assessment of pain in a pediatric burn patient is presented along with recommendations based on various levels of development.
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North Carolina Jaycee, Burn Center, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010371:Pediatric Nursing