A mother brings her 4-year-old child with a rash into the clinic. The intervention that is most clearly within the scope of nursing practice is:
1. deciding that the rash represents measles.
2. teaching the mother to protect other children from the measles.
3. recommending acetaminophen (Tylenol) for the associated fever.
4. ruling out causes other than measles for the rash.
ANS: 2
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