The nurse is preparing to ambulate an 11-year-old child who has had an appendectomy.In addition to pharmacologic pain management,the nurse can use which nonpharmacologic pain management strategy for this client?

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Using a pillow to splint the incisional area can help decrease pain by providing support and reducing the movement of the incision site during ambulation. The other options of using a heating pad, warm moist pack or ice pack may not be as effective in managing the pain associated with ambulation after an appendectomy.

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