Nonpharmacologic Pain Management Practice Test

A 5-year-old child (family identifies as Mexican American) with a forearm fracture in a splint reports pain 4/10 that is "sore" and becomes 7/10 during cast checks; the child is fearful and repeatedly asks when it will hurt. Circulation, sensation, and movement are intact. The nurse should PRIORITIZE which action to manage the child's pain?

A 6-year-old child is in the emergency department for a laceration repair and reports pain 3/10 but is highly anxious, crying, and pulling away; the child says the needle is "scary." The parent reports the child responds well to counting games. Which nonpharmacologic technique should the nurse implement FIRST?