A 3-Year-Old Is Very Fearful When You Listen to His

question 27

Multiple Choice

A 3-year-old is very fearful when you listen to his breathing and lungs with the stethoscope. Your best course of action would be to:

• A) forego listening to the boy's breath sounds.
• B) listen to the breath sounds regardless of the boy's reaction.
• C) have the boy watch as you listen to his father's lungs.
• D) tell the patient that you must listen to his lungs and then do it.

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