A Mother Whose 7-Year-Old Child Has Been Placed in a Cast

question 9

Multiple Choice

A mother whose 7-year-old child has been placed in a cast for a fractured right arm reports that the child will not stop crying even after taking acetaminophen with codeine.The child also will not straighten the fingers on the right arm.What advice by the nurse is best?

• A) Take the child to the emergency department.
• B) Put ice on the injury.
• C) Avoid letting the child get so tired.
• D) Wait another hour; if the child is still crying, call back.