RN MED SURG 1 QUIZ #2019/2020,Elsevier_Adaptive_Quizzing___Quiz_performance.

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A parent receives a note from school reporting that a student in class has head lice. The parent calls the school nurse to ask how to check for head lice. What instruction should the nurse provide? ... "Ask the child where it itches." "Check to see whether your dog has ear mites." "Look at your child's head along the scalp line for white dots." "Inspect your child's hands and look between the fingers for Which part of the respiratory system is referred to as Angle of Louis? Hilum Carina Alveoli Epiglot A primigravida has just given birth. The nurse is aware that the client has type AB Rh- negative blood. Her newborn’s blood type is B positive. What should the plan of care include? Determining the father’s blood type Preparing for a maternal blood transfusion Observing the newborn for signs of ABO incompatibility Obtaining a prescription to administer Rho(D) immune globulin to the mother STUDY TIP: You have a great resource in your classmates. We all have different learning styles, strengths, and perspectives on the material. Participating in a study group can be a valuable addition to your nursing school experience. A client has symptoms associated with salmonellosis. Which data are most relevant for the nurse to obtain from the client’s history? Any rectal cancer in the family All foods eaten in the past 24 hours Any recent extreme emotional stress An upper respiratory infection in the past 10 days A 3-year-old child is to receive a liquid iron preparation. What will the nurse teach the mother regarding this medication? Monitor the stools for diarrhea. Administer with meals to improve absorption. Avoid giving the child orange juice with the iron preparation. Have the child drink the diluted iron preparation through a straw. The nurse is providing discharge instructions to the parents of a child who has undergone surgical correction of hypospadias. What is the priority information for the nurse to include? Ensuring that the child's privacy is maintained Increasing the time that the catheter is clamped Maintaining the surgically implanted tension device Teaching parents how to care for the catheterization system When teaching an adolescent with type 1 diabetes about dietary management, what instruction should the nurse include? Meals should be eaten at home. Foods should be weighed on a gram scale. A ready source of glucose should be available. Specific foods should be cooked for the adolescent. An adolescent with type 1 diabetes must carry a source of simple sugar (e.g., glucose tablets, Insta-Glucose, sugar-containing candy such as LifeSavers) to rapidly counteract the effects of hypoglycemia. This should be followed by a complex carbohydrate and a protein. Stating that meals should be eaten at home is an unrealistic and unnatural instruction for an adolescent. Stating that foods should be weighed on a gram scale is an unnecessary and time-consuming procedure. The adolescent should be made to feel a part of the family; the recommended diet is nutritious and no different from that of the rest of the family. What is a manifestation of tertiary syphilis? Chancre Alopecia Gummas Condylomata lata [Show More]

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