Fatima is a dermatologist who is treating a young patient for extreme eczema. The poor little boy’s skin is so dry and irritated that it is cracked and bleeding in several places. Fatima writes a prescription for a cream that should soothe the child’s skin and advises his mother to bathe him in cool water. When he comes back in for a follow up, his skin is in even worse condition. Fatima asks if the mother has been following her advice and she insists that she has. She says that she is using the cream on the boy and making sure he has hot baths every night. Fatima knows that the temperature of the water is contributing to the child’s distress. What is MOST likely the reason that the mother used hot water instead of the cool water that Fatima advised? (1 point) Responses The mother does not believe Fatima knows what she is talking about. The mother does not believe Fatima knows what she is talking about. The mother purposefully wants to hurt her son. The mother purposefully wants to hurt her son. The mother did not understand Fatima’s directions. The mother did not understand Fatima’s directions. Fatima must have told them hot water instead of cool.
