A nurse assessing a preadolescent child for scoliosis would:
a. Ask the child to bend forward at the waist, and then observe the child's back for asymmetry
b. Observe the gait while the child is walking forward heel to toe
c. Have the child flex the knees and look for uneven knee height
d. Look at the child's shoulders and hips while fully clothed
A
The nurse looks at the back, as the child bends forward, for general body alignment and asymmetry.
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