WGU C477 - Nursing Care of Children OA Study Guide 2024

WGU C477 - Nursing Care of Children OA Study Guide 2024 What nursing interventions should be undertaken for a patient with cryptochordism found in newborn care? ------- What nursing interventions should be undertaken for an outpatient admission to treat cryptochordism? - answer- refer to pediatrician or pediatric urologist. Consider the possibility of virilization from congenital adrenal hyperplasia in infants with bilateral undescended testes. ------- Pain control Discharge education Follow-up appointment arranged What condition does the following describe? the pylorus muscles thicken and block food from entering the small intestine Babies with this may seem constantly hungry - answer-Pyloric Stenosis What condition would be suspected when finding the following upon assessment? Forceful, progressive, nonbilious vomiting after each feeding Onset of vomiting from the first week of life to 5 months of age Vomiting becomes projectile over time Observation of peristaltic waves from left to right before vomiting occurs Eventual dehydration with decrease in serum chloride Male sex (4:1) Poor weight gain Failure to thrive (FTT) metabolic alkalosis Jaundice in 2% to 5% of cases - answer-Pyloric Stenosis