The nurse is caring for a postoperative toddler-age child. Which pain assessment tool should the nurse use to assess this child's pain?
1. Poker Chip Tool
2. Oucher Scale
3. Faces Pain Rating Scale
4. FLACC Behavioral Pain Assessment Scale
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Explanation:
1. The Faces Scale, Oucher Scale, and Poker Chip Tool are all self-report scales and can usually be used with children 3 years and older.
2. The Faces Scale, Oucher Scale, and Poker Chip Tool are all self-report scales and can usually be used with children 3 years and older.
3. The Faces Scale, Oucher Scale, and Poker Chip Tool are all self-report scales and can usually be used with children 3 years and older.
4. The FLACC scale is an appropriate tool for infants and young children who cannot report pain.
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