Pediatric Pain Assessment and Management 1

1/21.    Describe pain assessment for pain in children (the 5th vital sign)a.     Pediatric pain assessment tools • Obtain a pain experience history • 2.    Describe pharmacologic interventions, management modalities and administration routes (and/or delivery devices) for controlling pain in children.a.     • Opioids/patient-controlled analgesia • NSAIDS • Non-opioids • Adjuvants