The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Is Discussing Toileting Issues

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is discussing toileting issues with the parent of a 3-year-old toddler who reports that the child has been toilet trained for several months but has recently been refusing to have bowel movements and is becoming constipated. What will the nurse practitioner do?

A) Ask the parent about bathroom facilities in the child's day care.
B) Refer the child to a gastroenterologist for evaluation of pathology.
C) Suggest putting the child in diapers and resuming toilet training in a few weeks.
D) Tell the parent that this represents a developmental delay.