During Assessment of a 6-Year-Old Child with Meningitis,the Nurse Places

question 4

Multiple Choice

During assessment of a 6-year-old child with meningitis,the nurse places the child supine and attempts to put the child's chin on her chest.The child cries out in pain and flexes her knees.How does the nurse document this assessment finding in the medical record?

• A) Absent Moro reflex
• B) Exaggerated Grey-Turner sign
• C) Negative Kernig sign
• D) Positive Brudzinski sign

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