Exam 32: Care of the Child With a Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder

The mother of a child with acute laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB)asks why her child must be kept NPO.Which responses would be the most correct?

What is the major criterion for diagnosing a child as cognitively impaired?

When speaking to young parents,the nurse states that lead poisoning is one of the most common preventable health problems affecting children.What condition occurs when the level of lead ingested exceeds the amount that can be absorbed by the bone?

When interacting with the parents of a SIDS infant,the nurse should attempt to assist the parents with:

What assessment findings should lead the nurse to suspect Down syndrome in a newborn?

The nurse is recording a history for a child who has been diagnosed with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP).What is a finding that is characteristic of this disorder?

When selecting patient problems for the 4-year-old child with nephrosis,what should be a priority for the nurse?

What are the clinical manifestations of otitis media?

How should the nurse measure urinary output for an infant with dehydration?

When caring for a 7-week-old infant with hypothyroidism,the nurse explains that the prevention of what complication is dependent on the administration of oral thyroid replacement therapy and is critical for the child?

When the mother of a child with gastroesophageal reflux calls the clinic nurse to report that her baby is vomiting small amounts of blood,the nurse explains that the esophagus has been irritated by gastric ________.

What is the priority patient problem for the parents of a newborn born with cleft lip and palate?

When assessing the laboratory values of a child with nephrosis,the nurse anticipates which results? (Select all that apply. )

How is the infant with gastroesophageal reflux (GER)typically treated?

The nurse is caring for a newborn with a myelomeningocele.Before surgery,what should the nursing interventions include?

When conducting a class for parents about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS),the nurse instructs the class that the infant should be placed in which position to sleep?

Which is a causative factor of Hirschsprung disease?

The nurse uses a diagram to show that the tetralogy of Fallot involves a combination of four congenital defects.What are the defects?

The mother of a child who has been diagnosed with varicella asks the nurse when the child can return to school.When is the child no longer contagious?

A new mother asks the clinic nurse if she must continue giving her baby nystatin for thrush since the white lesions on his tongue have disappeared.What response by the nurse is most appropriate?