A 7-year-old child fractured his left leg riding his bicycle. The nurse uses the Wong-Baker scale to assess the child's pain. The child points to the face that has a 10 rating. The nurse knows that a 10 rating based on the Wong-Baker scale would indicate what type of pain?

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The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale is a tool used to help children describe their level of pain. It uses a series of faces ranging from a happy face at 0, indicating no pain, to a crying face at 10, indicating the worst pain imaginable. Therefore, a rating of 10 indicates the child is experiencing the worst possible pain.

A 7-Year-Old Child Fractured His Left Leg Riding His Bicycle