A Nurse Is Using the FLACC Scale to Evaluate Pain

question 13

Short Answer

A nurse is using the FLACC scale to evaluate pain in a preverbal child. The nurse makes the following assessment: Face: occasional grimace; Leg: relaxed; Activity: squirming, tense; Cry: no cry; Consolability: content, relaxed. The nurse records the FLACC assessment as which number? (Record your answer as a whole number.)

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Definitions:

MEG

Magnetoencephalography, a non-invasive imaging technique used to measure the magnetic fields produced by neuronal activity in the brain.

Magnetic Fields

Invisible forces that exert a magnetic influence on moving electric charges, affecting the behavior of charged particles in the vicinity.

Electrical Signals

The method by which neurons communicate and transmit information through action potentials and synapses in the nervous system.

Radiochemicals

Radiochemicals are chemical compounds that are radioactive, often used in medical diagnostics, research, and nuclear industries.