The nurse records the finding of ______________ _____________ when the child with meningitis cries out in pain when his head is flexed toward his chest
ANS:
nuchal rigidity
Stiffness of the neck resulting from inflamed meninges is a sign of meningitis called nuchal rigidity.
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1. A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D.
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