The Nurse Has Just Started Assessing a Young Child Who

question 26

Multiple Choice

The nurse has just started assessing a young child who is febrile and appears very ill.There is hyperextension of the child's head (opisthotonos) with pain on flexion.The most appropriate action is to:

• A)Refer for immediate medical evaluation.
• B)Continue the assessment to determine the cause of neck pain.
• C)Ask the parent when the child's neck was injured.
• D)Record "head lag" on the assessment record and continue the assessment of the child.

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