The client is a 4-year-old who was injured while swimming in the family pool. The client's mother reports that she attempted to help the child out of the pool by pulling up on his arms. Afterward, the child was inconsolably crying and unable to move his left arm. The mother immediately brought him to the pediatric emergency clinic. No swelling is noted to the left arm, but the child is clearly in pain and anxious. Potential Conditions You can only pick one potential condition from the following choices  Writs Fracture Elbow Dislocation Osteogenesis imperfecta Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis   You can only pick 4 actions the PN should take from the following options?  Supinate and flex the forearm Draw blood for a complete blood count Notify the police of a suspicious injury Apply a tourniquet Provide pain medication

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The client is a 4-year-old who was injured while swimming in the family pool. The client's mother reports that she attempted to help the child out of the pool by pulling up on his arms. Afterward, the child was inconsolably crying and unable to move his left arm. The mother immediately brought him to the pediatric emergency clinic. No swelling is noted to the left arm, but the child is clearly in pain and anxious.

Potential Conditions

You can only pick one potential condition from the following choices 

Writs Fracture

Elbow Dislocation

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

 

You can only pick 4 actions the PN should take from the following options? 

Supinate and flex the forearm

Draw blood for a complete blood count

Notify the police of a suspicious injury

Apply a tourniquet

Provide pain medication

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