Following a motor vehicle collision, a 3-year old girl has a Spica cast applied. Which toy is best for the nurse for this 3-year-old child? - ✔✔ Set
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A 2-year-old child with heart failure (HF) is admitted for replacement of a graft for coarctation of the aorta. Prior to administering the dose of digoxin (Lanoxin), the nurse obtains an apical heart rate of 128 beast| minute. What action should the nurse implement? - ✔✔ Administer the scheduled dose
A 2-year-old female infant is hospitalized for the surgical repair of an umbilical hernia. After returning to the postoperative neonatal unit, her respiratory rate and heart rate have increased during the last hour. Which intervention should the nurse implement - ✔✔ Administer a PRN analgesic prescription.
A 2-year-old girl is brought to the clinic by her 17-year old mother. When the nurse observes that the child is drinking sweetened soda from her bottle, what information should the nurse discuss with this mother? (Select all that apply.) - ✔✔ Drinking soda is related to childhood obesity. Toddlers should be drinking from a cup by age 2. Dental caries are associated with drinking soda. Drinking soda is related to childhood obesity.
A 3-month-old with myelomeningocele and atonic bladder is catheterized every 4 hours to prevent urinary retention. The home health nurse note that the child has developed episodes of sneezing, urticaria,watery eyes, and a rash in the diaper area. What action is most important for the nurse to take? - ✔✔ Change to latex - free gloves when handling infant
A 3-year-old boy in a daycare facility scratches his head frequently and the nurse confirms the presence if head lice. The nurse washes the child's hair with permethrin(Nix) shampoo and call his parents. What instructions should the nurse provide to the parents about treatment of head lice? - ✔✔ Wash the child's bed linens and clothing in hot soapy water
A 3-year-old boy was successfully toilet trained prior to his admission to the hospital for injuries sustained from a fall. His parents are very concerned about this regression in toileting. Which information should the RN provide to the parents? - ✔✔ Children usually resume their toileting behaviors when they leave the hospital.
A 3-year -old girl who has been blind since birth is hospitalized because of a compound fracture of the femur and is now in traction. Which intervention is best for the nurse to implement to address this child's blindness? - ✔✔ Request parents bring familiar objects as a stuffed animal from home
A 3-year-old with HIV infection is staying with a foster family who is caring for 3 other foster children in their home. When one of the children acquires pertussis, the foster mother calls the clinic and asks the nurse what she should do. Which action should the nurse take first? - ✔✔ Review the immunization documentation of the child who has HIV
A 4-month-old boy has an inguinal hernia that is visible when he cries, but it does not cause him discomfort. His parents ask if the hernia should be repaired now. The nurse's response should be based on what information? - ✔✔ Surgical correction is indicated if the hernia is incarcerated
A 4 month-old girl is brought to the clinic by her mother because she has had a cold for 2 o 3 days and woke up this morning with a hacking cough and difficulty breathing. Which additional assessment finding should alert the nurse that the child is in acute respiratory distress? - ✔✔ flaring of the nares
A 4-years-old boy was recently diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Which characteristic of the disease is most important for the nurse to focus on during the initial teaching? - ✔✔ Lower legs become progressively weaker, causing a wedding, unsteady gait
A 6-month-old, diagnosed with short bowel syndrome, began enteral feedings yesterday. To maintain normal growth and development of the child during this period, what action should the nurse include in the infant's plan of care? - ✔✔ Give the infant a pacifier during feeding.
A 6-year-old boy with bronchial asthma takes the beta adrenergic agonist agent albuterol (Proventil). The child's mother tells the nurse that she uses this medication to open her son's airway when he is having trouble breathing. What is the nurse's best response? - ✔✔ Assure the mother that she is using the medication correctly.
A 6-year-old child is diagnosed with rheumatic fever and demonstrates associated chorea (sudden aimless movements of the arms and legs). Which information should the nurse provide to the parents? - ✔✔ The chorea or movements are temporary and will eventually disappear
a 6-year-old who has asthma is demonstrating a prolonged expiratory phase and wheezing, and has a35% of personal best peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) based on these finding, actions should the nurse take first? - ✔✔ Administer a prescribed bronchodilator [Show Less]