Exam 23: The Child with a Sensory or Neurological Condition

__________________ occurs when there is a change in the atmospheric pressure between the internal body systems and the surrounding environment.

Parents of a 10-year-old child diagnosed with an intellectual deficit are sharing multiple approaches they implement in dealing with various challenges.Which of the following a statements by the parents alerts the nurse that they need further instruction?

The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a 10-month-old infant using a modified Glasgow Coma Scale.What score will the nurse give if the child is babbling?

The nurse records the finding of ______________ _____________ when the child with meningitis cries out in pain when his head is flexed toward his chest.

The nurse is educating parents on prevention of eyestrain in their 5-year-old child.What information will the nurse include?

What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?

A parent comments that her infant has had several ear infections in the past few months.Why are infants more susceptible to otitis media?

Which assessments would cause the pediatric nurse to suspect the probability of an ear infection in a 6-month-old child?

What does the nurse explains to parents of a child with febrile seizures?

A child diagnosed with epilepsy had a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that lasted 90 seconds.What would the nurse expect to assess after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?

The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old to get her child inoculated with Haemophilus influenzae type B.What does this immunization protect against?

The cranial nerve responsible for allowing an infant to suck and swallow formula from a bottle is the __________________ nerve.

What assessment made by the school nurse would lead to the suspicion of strabismus?

Which situation would cause the nurse to suspect a hearing impairment?

The nurse observes that the legs of a child with cerebral palsy cross involuntarily,and the child exhibits jerky movements with his arms as he tries to eat.The nurse recognizes that he has which type of cerebral palsy?

Which aspect(s)of a child's development does the nurse caution parents that hearing impairment can affect?

What would the nurse include when creating a teaching plan that includes the long-term administration of phenytoin (Dilantin)?

What would the nurse include when planning postoperative teaching for a child who has had a tympanostomy with insertion of tubes?