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, A nurse is planning to care for a child who has severe diarrhea. Which of the following
actions is the nurse's priority? - ANSWER Assess fluid balance
A nurse is caring for a toddler who's parent states that the child has a mass in his
abdominal area and his urine is a pink color. Which of the following actions is the
nurse's priority? - ANSWER Instruct the parent to avoid pressing on the abdominal area
A nurse is caring for a child who has acute glomerulonephritis. Which of the following
actions is the nurse's priority? - ANSWER Check the Child's weight daily
A nurse is caring for a child who has a suspected diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.
Which of the following is the nurse's priority? - ANSWER Administer antibiotics when
available
A nurse is collecting data from an adolescent. Which of the following represents the
greatest risk for suicide? - ANSWER Active psychiatric disorder (Mark, mental
problems, patients mind is unstable)
A nurse is collecting data from an infant who has otitis media (middle ear infection). The
nurse should expect which of the following findings? - ANSWER Tugging on the
affected ear lobe
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of a 1 month old infant who is to undergo
the initial surgery to treat Hirschsprung's disease (a ganglionic megacolon, part of the
colon isn't connected to the nerves or not functioning, so there will be an increase size
of the colon and stool gets stuck in there). Which of the following statements should
indicate to the nurse that the parent understands the goal of surgery? - ANSWER "I'm
glad that the ostomy is only temporary " (1st there going to cut the nonfunctioning of the
colon, and then apply temporary colostomy, after a couple of months they will suture it
together)
A nurse is caring for an infant who is 1 day postoperative following surgical repair of a
cleft lip. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER Apply an
antibiotic ointment to the suture site
A nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions with a parent of a child who has cystic
fibrosis. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of
the teaching? - ANSWER "I will make sure my child washes her hands before eating"