Children and Young People's Nursing

at a Glance

Alan Glasper, Jim Richardson, Jane Coad

Multiple Choice: Emergency care

Question 1. During the assessment of an injured child in the A&E department, what should the nurse do?

(a) Always take the history from the accompanying adult only
(b) Interrupt the history given to get to the point more quickly
(c) If the parents seem really nice and engaged there will be no need to do an assessment to identify any safeguarding risks for the child
(d) Listen to the history given and identify the main concern of the accompanying adult
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