A 4-year-old girl has acute nasopharyngitis (a common cold). What measure would the nurse want to teach her parents?

A 4-year-old girl has acute nasopharyngitis (a common cold). What measure would the nurse want to teach her parents?


a) An antibiotic is prescribed for children under 5 years of age.

b) A cough that accompanies a cold should rarely be suppressed.

c) Healthy children rarely have more than one cold per year.

d) Typically the child will pull her ear when a cold is present.



Answer: A cough that accompanies a cold should rarely be suppressed.


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