During assessment of a young adult woman, the client's 3-year-old child is constantly climbing over her and trying to get things out of her mother's purse. An appropriate response by the nurse is to:
a. Give the child a word-puzzle book.
b. Request the client take the child out to the waiting room.
c. Give the child paper and crayons to draw pictures.
d. Ask the client to come back when the child is not with her.
ANS: C
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