The nurse suspects child abuse when assessing a 3-year-old boy and noticing several small, round burns on his legs and trunk that might be the result of cigarette burns- Which parental behavior provides the greatest validation for such suspicions?
A. The parents' explanation of how the burns occurred is di1Terent from the child's explanation of how they occurred
B. The parents seem to dismiss the severity of the child's burns, saying they are very small and have not posed any problem
C. The parents become very anxious when the nurse suggests that the child may need to be admitted for further evaluation
D. The parents tell the nurse that the child was burned in a house fire which is incompatible with the nurse's observation of the type of burn