[Answered]: A nurse is caring for a 2-year-old boy suspected…

A nurse is caring for a 2-year-old boy suspected of having acute glomerulonephritis. The nurse tells the mother at the bedside. “I need to swab your child’s throat and send it for culture.” The mother replies, “He’s having trouble peeing, his eyes are swollen, and you said he had a high blood pressure. What’s this got to do with his throat?” Which of the following is the best therapeutic response for the nurse to provide at this time? “We need to see if we should add a throat rinse to his medication list.” “He’s showing signs of something called acute glomerulonephritis. This can sometimes occur after a strep throat infection, so we’re testing to see if he is positive for strep.”