The nurse is completing a pain assessment on a 4-year-old child.Which of the depicted pain scale tools should the nurse use with a child this age?

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The pain scale appropriate for a 4-year-old child is the FACES pain scale.Numeric pain scales can be used on children as young as age 5 as long as they can count and have some concept of numbers and their values in relation to other numbers.Word graphic scales and visual analogue scales are used preferably for school-age children.

The Nurse Is Completing a Pain Assessment on a 4-Year-Old