When may the nurse legally use corporal punishment with a child?
a. when the child has done something that is dangerous
b. if the caregivers give verbal permission and rules for punishment
c. if the agency the nurse works for has a protocol for corporal punishment
d. when the child receiving corporal punishment is the nurse's own child
D
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A Incorrect: The nurse can not legally use corporal punishment when the child has done something that is dangerous.
B Incorrect: The nurse can not legally use corporal punishment if the caregivers give verbal permission and rules for punishment.
C Incorrect: The nurse can not legally use corporal punishment if the agency the nurse works for has a protocol for corporal punishment.
D Correct: The nurse may legally use corporal punishment when the child receiving corporal punishment is the nurse's own child.
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