Question: A 6 year old child vomiting 3 times in the past 24 hrs, irritable behavior for the past 24hrs. Respiratory infection started 3 days ago. Brudzinski's sign and Kernig's sign positive.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first.
a. obtain a prescription for pain medication
b. collect blood cultures
c. transport the child to to obtain a CT scan
d. indicate seizure precautions