{"id":135613,"date":"2024-09-05T12:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T12:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=135613"},"modified":"2024-09-05T12:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T12:15:41","slug":"a-nurse-is-giving-an-intramuscular-injection-to-a-newborn-who-was-delivered-at-38-weeks-of-gestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/05\/a-nurse-is-giving-an-intramuscular-injection-to-a-newborn-who-was-delivered-at-38-weeks-of-gestation\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is giving an intramuscular injection to a newborn who was delivered at 38 weeks of gestation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A nurse is giving an intramuscular injection to a newborn who was delivered at 38 weeks of gestation. Which of the following pain scales should the nurse use to assess the newborn&#8217;s pain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>Natal Infant Pa Scale PS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>FACES pain rating scale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Premature infant Pain Profile (PIPP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>visual analog scale (VAS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>C. Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When assessing pain in a newborn, particularly one delivered at 38 weeks of gestation, it is crucial to use a pain assessment tool specifically designed for the neonatal population. The Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) is an appropriate tool for this purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP)<\/strong>: The PIPP is a validated pain assessment tool specifically developed for premature and full-term infants. It assesses pain based on multiple parameters: facial expression, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and gestational age. This scale is designed to be sensitive to the unique physiological and behavioral responses of infants to pain. For instance, it considers that preterm and term infants might have different pain responses and thresholds. The PIPP is considered reliable for assessing pain in both preterm and full-term infants, making it suitable for a newborn delivered at 38 weeks of gestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Pain Scales:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Natal Infant Pa Scale PS<\/strong>: This scale is not widely recognized or used in clinical practice for pain assessment in newborns. It might be a less familiar or less validated tool compared to the PIPP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FACES Pain Rating Scale<\/strong>: This scale is typically used for older children and adults who can understand and describe their pain using faces depicting varying levels of discomfort. Newborns cannot communicate their pain in this manner, so the FACES scale is not suitable for assessing pain in this age group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visual Analog Scale (VAS)<\/strong>: The VAS is used primarily in older children and adults who can understand and mark their pain on a continuum. Like the FACES scale, it is not appropriate for newborns due to their inability to comprehend or use this scale effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, the PIPP is the most suitable tool for assessing pain in a newborn due to its development for this specific age group and its ability to evaluate pain through various physiological and behavioral indicators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse is giving an intramuscular injection to a newborn who was delivered at 38 weeks of gestation. Which of the following pain scales should the nurse use to assess the newborn&#8217;s pain? A.Natal Infant Pa Scale PS B.FACES pain rating scale C.Premature infant Pain Profile (PIPP) D.visual analog scale (VAS) The Correct Answer and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135613\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}