When caring for a 6-year-old child from Southeast Asia with enuresis, the nurse observes several areas of small burns that are healing. The nurse should inquire:
a. "Has your child hurt himself?"
b. "What methods have you tried to stop his bedwetting?"
c. "What are these burns?"
d. "How long has this been going on?"
B
Moxibustion is a Southeast Asian treatment for enuresis where a small area of the skin is burned. Inquiring in a nonjudgmental way may gain the information that is needed and not make the parents defensive.
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