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An adolescent with non-
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m Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is complaining of a sore mouth two days after begi
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nning chemotherapy. What activity should the RN implement?
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• Encourage large meals during steroid and chemotherapy.
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• Provide lemon glycerin swabs and dilute peroxide oral rinses.
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• Recommend fluids using citrus juices and drinking with a stra
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• Frequent use of saline oral rinses and a soft sponge toothb
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rush.
A child with acute laryngotracheobronchitis (croup) received epinephrine 2 ho
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urs ago in the emergency room, and now is being prepared for discharge to go
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m home. The RN should instruct the parents to take which action if the child’s u
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• Call for emergency transportation to the hospital.
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• Increase the fluid intake to liquefy the secretions.
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• Administer a dose of the prescribed cough medicine.
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• Sit with the child in the bathroom with hot steam.
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Moist, warm air (D) promotes bronchodilation, which helps relieve spasms that
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mcause the coughing. If the symptoms continue or worsen, the child may need t
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o be transported to the hospital (A). Fluids will thin the secretions (B) and cou
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gh medicine (C) may decrease cough, but neither of these interventions decreas
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e swelling or dilate the airway to improve breathing.
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The RN is performing a routine examination of a 6-
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month old infant at the community health clinic. Records indicate that the ch
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ild weighed 3 kg at birth. The clinic uses lbs to describe weight. When asses
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sing this child, approximately what weight, in lbs, should the RN consider t
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o be within normal range for this child?
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• 15 to 18 lbs.
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• 12 to 15 lbs.
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• 9 to 11.5 lbs.
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• 6 to 7.5 lbs.
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Birth weight should at least be double at this time.
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When developing a teaching plan for an adolescent male who was recently dia
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gnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, the RN should instruct the client to eat a
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msource of sugar if which symptom occurs?
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• Racing pulse. m
• Profuse perspiration. m
• Seeing spots. m
Tachycardia is one of the symptoms of hypoglycemia.
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A breast feeding mother returns to work when her infant is 5 months old. She i
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s having difficulty pumping enough milk to mete her infant’s dietary requireme
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nts. Which suggestion should the RN provide to this mother?
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• Mix infants formula with breast milk.
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• Supplement with an iron-rich formula. m m m m
• Introduce baby food for one meal daily.
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• Offer a follow-up transitional formula.
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The RN is evaluating the effects of thyroid therapy used to treat a 5 month old
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with hypothyroidism. Which behavior indicates that the treatment has been effect
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ive?
• Keeps fists clenched, opens hands when grasping an object.
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• Has strong Moro and tonic neck reflexes.
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• Can lift head, but not chest when lying on abdomen.
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• Laughs readily, turns from back to side.
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The RN is assessing an infant with aortic stenosis and identifies bilateral fine
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crackles in both lung fields. Which additional finding should the RN expect to
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obtain?
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• Hemiplegia.
• Fever.
• Hypotension and tachycardia. m m
Which client requires immediate intervention by the RN?
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• A child with cystic fibrosis who is constipated.
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• A toddler with chicken pox who is scratching,
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• A child with acute renal failure and hyperkalemia.
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• An adolescent with a migraine and photophobia.
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A 7 year old male is referred to the school clinic because he fainted on the pla
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yground. His height is 3 feet, 7 inches (107.5 cm), he weighs 55 pounds (25 k
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ilograms), and his body mass index (BMI) is 20.9. Which assessment finding i
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s most important for the RN to address?
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• He consumed2 bottles of water in 30 minutes prior to fainting.
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• Since age 3 he has experienced exercise induced asthma.
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• Reports drinking 3-4 high calorie, carbonated beverages daily.
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• The child’s father has a history of fainting when exercising.
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The RN of a 6 year old girl is concerned about her child’s obesity. The child’s
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weight plots at the 75th percentile, and height at the 25th percentile. The child’s
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mbody mass index (BMI) is at the 85th percentile for age and gender. Which int
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erventions should the RN implement? (Select All That Apply)
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• Explain that the child is likely to grow into her weight.
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• Determine the child’s usual physical activity pattern.
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• Obtain the child’s 3- m m m
m day diet history based on the mothers input.
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