Pediatric Pain Management: Acute and Persistent Pain Using an Interdisciplinary and Integrative Approach

Most children will experience some type of pain throughout their childhood from something as simple as immunizations and blood drawls, or as complex as persistent pain. Infants and children of all ages can experience pain however, how pain is assessed and managed can be impacted by a child's age and/or medical condition and is not always treated the same as adults.
Source: Pain Management Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research