Mrs. Leonard brings her son, Carter, into the office for his well-child check-up. He is very agitated today, and
Amy, the medical assistant, is having a great deal of difficulty measuring and weighing him. Amy tries to mea-
sure his recumbent length with a tape measure but is not sure whether she can obtain an accurate measure-
ment because she is unable to straighten the child's legs. Carter is squirming on the scale, and it is difficult to
balance it. When Amy attempts to record the measurement on Carter's growth chart, she finds that the mea-
surements are lower than at his last visit.
1. What should Amy do about the discrepancy in the measurements?
2. Were Amy's methods of measurement accurate?
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3. What could Amy have done to help remedy the situation?
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