Multiple Choice
A 5-year-old is complaining of nondescriptive "belly pain." Your next action should be to ask him to
A) point a finger to the spot that hurts.
B) draw a circle around the area that hurts.
C) use a metaphor to describe the pain.
D) identify what makes the pain worse.
E) allow him to use a "pain-o-meter."
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