The mother of a preadolescent client is concerned because the client often reports non-specific "bone pain." Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
A) "Bone pain in children is caused from the pulling of muscles when bones grow quickly."
B) "The child needs to rest more when the bones hurt."
C) "Non-specific bone pain means there is a disease process somewhere else in the body."
D) "It is a symptom that needs further investigation and will be reported to the physician."

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A) The rapid bone growth of childhood may lead to "growing pains" as muscles are pulled when bones grow quickly. Non-specific bone pain in a child is not a symptom that needs further investigation and does not need to be reported to the physician. Bone pain does not mean that the child needs to rest more. Non-specific bone pain does not mean that there is a disease process somewhere else in the body.
B) The rapid bone growth of childhood may lead to "growing pains" as muscles are pulled when bones grow quickly. Non-specific bone pain in a child is not a symptom that needs further investigation and does not need to be reported to the physician. Bone pain does not mean that the child needs to rest more. Non-specific bone pain does not mean that there is a disease process somewhere else in the body.
C) The rapid bone growth of childhood may lead to "growing pains" as muscles are pulled when bones grow quickly. Non-specific bone pain in a child is not a symptom that needs further investigation and does not need to be reported to the physician. Bone pain does not mean that the child needs to rest more. Non-specific bone pain does not mean that there is a disease process somewhere else in the body.
D) The rapid bone growth of childhood may lead to "growing pains" as muscles are pulled when bones grow quickly. Non-specific bone pain in a child is not a symptom that needs further investigation and does not need to be reported to the physician. Bone pain does not mean that the child needs to rest more. Non-specific bone pain does not mean that there is a disease process somewhere else in the body.

The Mother of a Preadolescent Client Is Concerned Because the Client