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Home Care Nurse: How can you really assess pain in a severely developmentally disabled child?

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Home Care Nurse: How can you really assess pain in a severely developmentally disabled child?

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The best way to assess pain in such a child is by asking the caregivers. Parents/caregivers may describe behavioral changes such as the child rubbing his/her face on a pillow or a certain type of cry or movement. A unique pain scale can be developed with the assistance of such information.