A Student Nurse Is Caring for an Adolescent with Frostbite

question 38

Multiple Choice

A student nurse is caring for an adolescent with frostbite of the hand in the emergency department.Which action by the student would require the registered nurse to intervene?

• A) Applies warm blankets to the child
• B) Has the teen wear a warmed gown
• C) Rubs patient's fingers to warm them
• D) Takes teen's watch off of his wrist

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