A 14-year-old child is a hospital patient. You find bruises on the child's face after her brother leaves. What should you do?
a. Call the police if you suspect child abuse.
b. Call a child protection agency if you sus-pect child abuse.
c. Tell the nurse.
d. Call the parents.
C
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