During assessment of a 6-year-old child with meningitis,the nurse places the child supine and attempts to put the child's chin on her chest.The child cries out in pain and flexes her knees.How does the nurse document this assessment finding in the medical record?
A) Absent Moro reflex
B) Exaggerated Grey-Turner sign
C) Negative Kernig sign
D) Positive Brudzinski sign

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Two assessment tests are used in evaluating a patient with meningitis: the Kernig sign and the Brudzinski sign.The nurse has demonstrated a positive Brudzinski sign.The Kernig sign is elicited by placing the patient supine with hips flexed and raising and straightening the leg.Pain behind the knee and resistance are abnormal findings possibly indicative of meningitis.The Moro reflex is done on infants.The Grey-Turner sign is bruising of the flanks,often accompanying pancreatitis.

During Assessment of a 6-Year-Old Child with Meningitis,the Nurse Places