NUR 335 - Peds Exam 1 Study Guide.

50 questions total Chapter 4; Age specific- Chapter 9, 11, 12, 14, 15  There will be a few medication questions on this exam, more specifically dosage calculations. Please be sure to remember how to convert lbs to kg  Pain scale scoring types/which is appropriate to use at what age (FLACC, FACES, Numbers, etc) - FLACC: Face Legs Activity Cry Consolability  used for 2months-3years old ; 0=no pain; 10=worst pain - FACES/Wong-Baker: uses facial expressions to indicate pain; ask child to identify which facial expression they most associate with; used for children as young as 3 years old - Numeric pain scale: explain to child that 0 is least amount of pain experienced and 10 is greatest amount of pain felt; used for children aged 4-17 years old - CRIES: Crying, Requires oxygenation, Increased VS, Expression, Sleepless; used for 32 weeks to 20 week post term infants; 0=no pain; 10=worst pain o Crying (0-2) o Requires increased oxygen (0-2) o Increased vital signs (0-2) o Expression (0-2) o Sleepless (0-2) - NIPS: Neonatal Infant Pain Scale; used for average gestational age 33.5 weeks; 0=no pain; 7=worst pain o Facial expression (0-1) o Arms (0-1)