The nurse is completing a physical examination of a 4-year-old child. The best position in which to place the child for assessment of the genitalia would be:
1. Frog-leg position.
2. Right side-lying.
3. Supine, legs at a 50-degree angle.
4. Prone position, knees drawn up under body.
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Rationale:
1. Having the child lie supine, flexing her knees and pulling them up to a frog-legged position, allows for accurate assessment of the genitalia, and is the best-tolerated position in the majority of children.
2. Having the child lie supine, flexing her knees and pulling them up to a frog-legged position, allows for accurate assessment of the genitalia, and is the best-tolerated position in the majority of children.
3. Having the child lie supine, flexing her knees and pulling them up to a frog-legged position, allows for accurate assessment of the genitalia, and is the best-tolerated position in the majority of children.
4. Having the child lie supine, flexing her knees and pulling them up to a frog-legged position, allows for accurate assessment of the genitalia, and is the best-tolerated position in the majority of children.
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