The nurse is preparing to do an otoscopic examination on a 2-year-old child. Which one of these reflects the correct procedure?

A) Pulling the pinna down
B) Pulling the pinna up and back
C) Slightly tilting the child's head toward the examiner
D) Instructing the child to touch their chin to their chest

For an otoscopic examination on an infant or a child under 3 years of age, the pinna is pulled down. The other responses are not part of the correct procedure. The pinna should be pulled up and back for an otoscopic exam of an adult, not a child under 3 years of age. The child's head should be tilted slightly away from the examiner towards the opposite shoulder, not towards the examiner or to their chin. For an otoscopic examination on an infant or on a child under 3 years of age, the pinna is pulled down.