A nurse is performing a nutritional screening for a 12-year-old client who weighs 41 kg (90 lb) and has a height of 1.5 m (60 in). Which of the following
... [Show More] values is the client's body mass index (BMI) - CORRECT ANSWER 18.2 - to calculate the clients BMI, the nurse should divide the clients weight in kilograms by the square of the clients height in meters. Therefore, 41 kg divided by the square of 1.5 m gives a correct BMI of 18.2
A nurse is teaching the parents of an infant about treatment option for profound sensorineural hearing loss. The nurse should include which of the following pieces of information about the function of cochlear implants? - CORRECT ANSWER The provide direct stimulation of auditory nerve fiber
A nurse is instructing a group of parents and guardians about child development. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make to promote the developmental task of industry in the school-age child? - CORRECT ANSWER Assign the child several small chores
A nurse is providing teaching to the guardian of an adolescent. The guardian reports that the adolescent sleeps about 10 hour on weekend nights. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide? - CORRECT ANSWER "Adolescents need more sleep due to rapid growth."
A nurse is caring for a child who is in skeletal traction. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority? - CORRECT ANSWER Encourage the child to use an incentive spirometer
A nurse is assessing the gross motor skills of a 4-year-old preschooler. The nurse should expect the preschooler to perform which of the following activities? - CORRECT ANSWER Hopping on 1 foot
A nurse is caring for a school-aged child who begins to have a tonic-clinic seizure when leaving the bathroom. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWER Ease the child to the floor in Sims' position
A nurse is assessing a 4-year-old child. The nurse should expect the child to be able to perform which of the following activities? - CORRECT ANSWER Fastening buttons on a shirt
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a 2-year-old child who has diarrhea and has been vomiting for 24 hr. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER Potassium 2.5 mEq/L
A nurse is evaluating the outcome of surgery for an infant who had a bile duct obstruction which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the surgery was successful? - CORRECT ANSWER The color of the infants stool is yellowish-brown
A nurse is teaching an adolescent client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about managing hypoglycemia. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER "You should drink 4 ox of orange juice if you experience hypoglycemia
A nurse is assessing the fine motor skills development of a 4-year-old child. The nurse should expect the child to be able to perform which of the following activities? - CORRECT ANSWER Copying a square
A nurse is teaching the parents of a 4-month-old infant who has gastroesophageal reflex. Which of the following statements by a parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER "I will add 1 teaspoon of rice cereal per ounce to my baby's formula"
A nurse is caring for a 15-month-old client who requires droplet precautions. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER Wear a mask when assisting the toddler with meals
A nurse is providing teaching to a 12-year-old client who is recovering from an acute episode of hemophilia A. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER "You will be able to participate in physical exercise"
A nurse is caring for a child who has episaxis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER Apply continuous pressure to the lower part of the childs nose
A nurse is teaching a parent of an infant who has a colostomy. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching - CORRECT ANSWER " I need to apply paste to the back of the wafer on my child's appliance
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