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The nurse is developing a teaching Giving the child small frequent feedings
plan for the parents of an 11-month- Administering prokinetics to empty the stomach
old infant with gastroesophageal quickly
reflux disease (GERD). The child will Keeping the child upright for 30 minutes after
be managed medically. What feeding
actions would the nurse
incorporate into the teaching plan?
(Select all that apply.)
Giving the child small frequent
feedings
Thinning the formula with water to
ease flow
Administering prokinetics to empty
the stomach quickly
Burping the infant at the end of the
feeding
Keeping the child upright for 30
minutes after feeding
,A child is diagnosed with short Total parenteral nutrition
bowel syndrome. What would the Antibiotics
nurse expect to be included in the Vitamin supplements
child's plan of care? (Select all that
apply.)
Total parenteral nutrition
Immunosuppressants
Laxatives
Antibiotics
Vitamin supplements
The nurse has performed client "I have to be careful because I am prone to not
teaching to a 15-year-old child with absorbing nutrients."
Crohn disease, and parents
regarding the cobblestone lesions
in the child's small intestine. Which
comment by the child indicates
learning occurred?
"It's unusual for someone my age to
get Crohn disease."
"I may end up with a colectomy
because the disease is continuous
from the beginning to the end of
my intestines."
"I have to be careful because I am
prone to not absorbing nutrients."
"I have a lot of diarrhea every day
because of how my small intestine
is damaged."
,The nurse is caring for a child with "I love pasta, so as long as I only eat it
celiac disease. The parents and the occasionally I should be fine."
child have attended a class with a "Celiac disease is the same as gluten intolerance
group of other clients with the that everyone is talking about these days."
disorder. Which statements by the "I must be careful to eat only 100% whole grain
child or the parents indicate the foods
need for further teaching? (Select
all that apply.)
"I love pasta, so as long as I only
eat it occasionally I should be fine."
"Celiac disease is the same as
gluten intolerance that everyone is
talking about these days."
"My brother and sister are more
likely to develop celiac disease
since I have it."
"I hope they find a cure for celiac
disease some day."
"I must be careful to eat only 100%
whole grain foods
A child is experiencing an acute "We should not stop this medication abruptly."
exacerbation of Crohn disease for
which she is prescribed prednisone.
The nurse teaches the parents and
child about this medication. Which
statement by the parents indicates
that the teaching was successful?
"We should not stop this medication
abruptly."
"We might notice some of the
medication in her stool"
"She might lose some weight
initially."
"This drug helps to control the
abdominal cramping."
, A child is scheduled for a urea Detect Helicobacter pylori
breath test. The nurse understands
that this test is being performed for
which reason?
Evaluate gastric pH
Determine esophageal contractility
Detect Helicobacter pylori
Confirm pancreatitis
The nurse is taking a health history Bilious vomiting
of a 2-year-old child presenting
with a sudden onset of severe
vomiting. Which description would
suggest an obstruction?
Projectile vomiting
Effortless vomiting
Bloody vomiting
Bilious vomiting
A group of nursing students are Diarrhea
reviewing information about celiac Failure to thrive
disease. The students demonstrate Steatorrhea
understanding of this disorder when Constipation
they identify which classic
symptoms? (Select all that apply.)
Sunken abdomen
Diarrhea
Failure to thrive
Polycythemia
Steatorrhea
Constipation