Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 2308 of 2368
A nurse uses the FACES pain scale with a school-age child. Which action is correct?
- Choose the face that matches the child's expression
- Ask the child to describe their pain on a scale of 0 to 100
- Choose the face after the nurse observes the child sleeping
- Ask the child to choose the face that best matches how they feel
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Correct answer: Ask the child to choose the face that best matches how they feel
The client reports which face fits how they feel. The nurse does not choose a face from how the client looks.
Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Comfort: FACES SCALE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026