The nurse should expect a child who has frequent tension-type headaches to describe headache pain as which of the following?
A) "There is a rubber-band squeezing my head."
B) "It's a throbbing pain over my left eye."
C) "My headaches are worse in the morning and get better later in the day."
D) "I have a stomachache and a headache at the same time."

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The child who has tension-type headaches may describe the pain as a bandlike tightness or pressure,tight neck muscles,or soreness in the scalp.A common symptom of migraines is throbbing headache pain,typically on one side of the eye.A headache that is worse in the morning and improves throughout the course of the day is typical of ICP.Abdominal pain may accompany headache pain in migraines.

The Nurse Should Expect a Child Who Has Frequent Tension-Type