HESI RN EVOLVE Community Health Practice Exam
A 12 y/o female is seen by the school nurse after recently experiencing increasing difficulty sitting still
... [Show More] and paying attention in class, and increasingly illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has protruding eyeballs and a staring expression. What action should the nurse take next.
A. Refer the child for psychologic evaluation due to attention deficit disorder
B. Call the child's parents to schedule the child for an immediate medical exam
C. Gather additional data by taking a health history and measuring vital signs
D. Collaborate with the teach to place the child on a behavior modification program
C. Gather additional data by taking a health history and measuring vital signs
-based on available data, the child may have hyperthyroidism (Grave's disease). The nurse should gather additional data that may help confirm this suspicion. A and D are premature actions at this time. Once additional data are collected, a call to the parents is warranted.
When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of implementing which activity?
A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles.
B. Develop strict diet plans for school-aged children.
C. Provide diet classes for the obese children during school hours.
D. Require all children to participate in organized team sports.
A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles.
-Setting goals focused on healthy lifestyles that include good nutrition, healthy food choices, and regular physical activity is helpful in managing childhood obesity. B is not appropriate for school-aged children. The focus s/b on increasing activity and making healthier food choices. C may make the children more self-conscious about their wt. Physical activities s/b geared to things that promote lifetime activities, not D, which might not appeal to all children
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