A Parent Calls the After-Hours Clinic Nurse's Line and Describes

question 30

Multiple Choice

A parent calls the after-hours clinic nurse's line and describes a bulging mass in his 6-month-old son's scrotal area that used to disappear when the child was quiet.Now the mass is constantly present.What action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

• A) Ask the parent to call in the morning to make an appointment.
• B) Have the father withhold all feedings for 24 hours.
• C) Instruct the father to take the child to an emergency department.
• D) Reassure the father the condition is benign unless bloody diarrhea occurs.