RN Exam Practice
Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 2160 of 2368

For which client is the FLACC scale most appropriate for pain assessment?

  1. A 12-year-old who can use a 0-to-10 scale
  2. A 9-year-old who can describe pain in detail
  3. An 18-month-old child
  4. A 16-year-old who is alert and talking
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Correct answer: An 18-month-old child

FLACC is used for children from two months to seven years of age and for those unable to verbally communicate pain.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Planning Care for the Ill Child: FLACC Scale. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026