Which Observations Made by an Emergency Department Nurse Raises the Suspicion

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which observations made by an emergency department nurse raises the suspicion that a 3-year-old child has been maltreated?

• A) The parents are extremely calm in the emergency department.
• B) The injury is unusual for a child of that age.
• C) The child does not remember how he got hurt.
• D) The child was doing something unsafe when the injury occurred.

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