During a well child exam on a 4-year-old child, the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner notes that the clinic nurse recorded "20/50" for the child’s vision and noted that the child had difficulty cooperating with the exam. What will the nurse practitioner recomm

That the 4 year old child gets a pair of glasses.

Explanation:

his/her vision is low.

Test the child's vision in 1 month

Explanation:

Since the clinic nurse recorded a 20/50 visual acuity for the 4-year-old child. The recorded result was also attributed to lack of cooperation from the child with the eye examination. The nurse practitioner will recommended to test the child's vision in 1 month's time, and compare the results. It is assumed that by then the child would be calm and cooperating. This would help in arriving at a definite result and enable nurse practitioner make necessary recommendation and prescription - if need be.