You are assessing a 5-year-old boy who is complaining of arm pain ...

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You are assessing a 5-year-old boy who is complaining of arm pain after falling down three steps. As you physically assess the patient, he tries to bite your hands. His mother is at his side. Which of the following statements is appropriate to make regarding the behavior of biting?
 
  A) If you bite me, I will not help you feel better.
  B) Do you bite your mother? Why would you try to bite me?
  C) Mom, you need to stop him from trying to bite me.
  D) I know that you do not feel good, but biting is not okay.

Question 2

Your patient is an 18-year-old man who stepped on a nail in the barnyard. The nail penetrated his tennis shoe and punctured his foot. On your arrival, the patient has removed the nail and the shoe. The wound is about 2 mm in diameter with minor bleeding that has been controlled. The skin around the wound is red. The patient does not want to be transported but asks if you can give him some ointment and a Band-Aid. You should explain to the patient that this type of injury is associated with an increased risk of:
 
  A) infection.
  B) delayed bleeding.
  C) scarring.
  D) nerve damage.

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A