NUR 113 Family Health Concepts

Objectives:

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• Describe an evidence-based assessment of pediatric pain.
• Take a pain history.
• Explain the use of regular pain evaluations using objective criteria and/or standardized scales.
• Describe the use of the PQRST mnemonic and other standard methods to assess the child's pain.
• Use both non-verbal and self-reporting tools to measure a child's pain.
• Describe physiologic signs of pediatric pain.
• Utilize behavioral observation scales to assess pediatric pain.