NSG 441 LEADERSHIP EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔morality in functions of play - ✔✔standards of right & wrong, belonging to a group
✔✔Sudden Infant Death (SID) - ✔✔Unexplained death in infant < 1 yr after post-mortem
exam
✔✔risk factor for SIDS - ✔✔low birth weight, low Apgar scores, recent viral illness, male
infants, sibling with SIDS, maternal smoking, Co-sleeping, prone sleeping, soft bedding.
✔✔For what patient population would you use the FLACC Pain Assessment Tool? -
✔✔used for infants, young children, and non-verbral children
✔✔what does the FLACC Pain Assessment Tool assess for? - ✔✔It assess a child's
facial expressions, position of legs, activity/movement, cry, and consolablility. By
assigning each area a score it then rates the pain from 0 to 10.
✔✔NIPS & NPASS - ✔✔Two other common infant scales similar in style to the FLACC
✔✔For what patient population would you use the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating
Scale & Voucher? - ✔✔used for preschool and early school age children
✔✔How does the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale & Voucher work? -
✔✔Children find the face that is most similar to how they look/ feel about their pain
level. The first image is a smiling face that is rated 0 - "No hurt" to 10 a crying face.
✔✔word or numeric rating scales would be used to assess for pain for? - ✔✔older
elementary school children and teens
✔✔how would you assess pain using the word or numeric rating scales? - ✔✔They may
simply describe their pain or be asked to rate their pain from 0 to 10 with 0 being no
pain and 10 the worst pain they've every had
✔✔Pain assessment tools for acute pain - ✔✔FLACC Pain Assessment Tool
NIPS & NPASS
FACES Pain Assessment Tool & Voucher
word or numeric rating scale
✔✔What is the purpose of a pain diary? - ✔✔Older children keep track of their pain
through a diary
✔✔What does the function disability inventory assess? - ✔✔Assess physical function as
children perform everyday activities
, ✔✔What does PedsQL assess? - ✔✔Has scales for both child and parents to report the
child's physical, emotional, social, and school functioning
✔✔What are some chronic pain assessment tools? - ✔✔pain diary
function disability inventory
PedsQL
✔✔What are growth measures that we only do for young children? - ✔✔head
circumference and length
✔✔How long do you measure head circumference for? - ✔✔-up until they are 2-3 years
old
-stop once the fontanels have closed
✔✔How long do you measure length for? until they are two years old - ✔✔until they are
two years old
✔✔What is a normal heartrate for a newborn? - ✔✔100-180 bpm
✔✔What is a normal heartrate for 1 week-3month old baby? - ✔✔100-220 bpm
✔✔What is a normal heartrate for 3 months-2 year old child? - ✔✔80-150 bpm
✔✔What is a normal heartrate for 2-10 year old child? - ✔✔70-110 bpm
✔✔what is a normal heartrate for 10 year old-adult? - ✔✔55-90 bpm
✔✔what is a normal RR for a 1-11 month old baby? - ✔✔35 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for 2 year old? - ✔✔25 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for a 4 year old? - ✔✔23 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for a 6 year old? - ✔✔21 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for an 8 year old? - ✔✔20 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for a 10-12 year old? - ✔✔19 breaths/min
✔✔What is a normal RR for a 14 year old? - ✔✔18 breaths/min
✔✔What is a normal RR for a 16 year old? - ✔✔17 breaths/min
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔morality in functions of play - ✔✔standards of right & wrong, belonging to a group
✔✔Sudden Infant Death (SID) - ✔✔Unexplained death in infant < 1 yr after post-mortem
exam
✔✔risk factor for SIDS - ✔✔low birth weight, low Apgar scores, recent viral illness, male
infants, sibling with SIDS, maternal smoking, Co-sleeping, prone sleeping, soft bedding.
✔✔For what patient population would you use the FLACC Pain Assessment Tool? -
✔✔used for infants, young children, and non-verbral children
✔✔what does the FLACC Pain Assessment Tool assess for? - ✔✔It assess a child's
facial expressions, position of legs, activity/movement, cry, and consolablility. By
assigning each area a score it then rates the pain from 0 to 10.
✔✔NIPS & NPASS - ✔✔Two other common infant scales similar in style to the FLACC
✔✔For what patient population would you use the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating
Scale & Voucher? - ✔✔used for preschool and early school age children
✔✔How does the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale & Voucher work? -
✔✔Children find the face that is most similar to how they look/ feel about their pain
level. The first image is a smiling face that is rated 0 - "No hurt" to 10 a crying face.
✔✔word or numeric rating scales would be used to assess for pain for? - ✔✔older
elementary school children and teens
✔✔how would you assess pain using the word or numeric rating scales? - ✔✔They may
simply describe their pain or be asked to rate their pain from 0 to 10 with 0 being no
pain and 10 the worst pain they've every had
✔✔Pain assessment tools for acute pain - ✔✔FLACC Pain Assessment Tool
NIPS & NPASS
FACES Pain Assessment Tool & Voucher
word or numeric rating scale
✔✔What is the purpose of a pain diary? - ✔✔Older children keep track of their pain
through a diary
✔✔What does the function disability inventory assess? - ✔✔Assess physical function as
children perform everyday activities
, ✔✔What does PedsQL assess? - ✔✔Has scales for both child and parents to report the
child's physical, emotional, social, and school functioning
✔✔What are some chronic pain assessment tools? - ✔✔pain diary
function disability inventory
PedsQL
✔✔What are growth measures that we only do for young children? - ✔✔head
circumference and length
✔✔How long do you measure head circumference for? - ✔✔-up until they are 2-3 years
old
-stop once the fontanels have closed
✔✔How long do you measure length for? until they are two years old - ✔✔until they are
two years old
✔✔What is a normal heartrate for a newborn? - ✔✔100-180 bpm
✔✔What is a normal heartrate for 1 week-3month old baby? - ✔✔100-220 bpm
✔✔What is a normal heartrate for 3 months-2 year old child? - ✔✔80-150 bpm
✔✔What is a normal heartrate for 2-10 year old child? - ✔✔70-110 bpm
✔✔what is a normal heartrate for 10 year old-adult? - ✔✔55-90 bpm
✔✔what is a normal RR for a 1-11 month old baby? - ✔✔35 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for 2 year old? - ✔✔25 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for a 4 year old? - ✔✔23 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for a 6 year old? - ✔✔21 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for an 8 year old? - ✔✔20 breaths/min
✔✔what is a normal RR for a 10-12 year old? - ✔✔19 breaths/min
✔✔What is a normal RR for a 14 year old? - ✔✔18 breaths/min
✔✔What is a normal RR for a 16 year old? - ✔✔17 breaths/min
