Management of CareQuestion 912 of 2368

A nurse suspects child neglect and calls the county agency but does not know the family address or the date of birth of the child. What should the nurse do?

  1. Delay the report until all the information is collected
  2. Cancel the report because it is incomplete
  3. Report what is known and explain all that is known about the situation
  4. Ask the parent for the missing information before reporting
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Correct answer: Report what is known and explain all that is known about the situation

A report should not wait for every detail. The nurse reports what is known, as specifically as possible.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Maladaptive Coping Behaviors: What to Report. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026