RN Exam Practice
Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 2161 of 2368

The nurse uses the FACES scale to assess pain in a 5-year-old. Which action is correct?

  1. Ask the child to choose the face that best matches their pain
  2. Choose the face that matches the child’s expression
  3. Ask the parent to pick the face that fits best
  4. Choose the face based on the child’s behavior
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Correct answer: Ask the child to choose the face that best matches their pain

The client reports which face fits their feelings. The nurse does not choose a face based on how the client appears.

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

Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026