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How is the infant with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) typically treated?
- A. By making the infant NPO
- B. By thickening the formula or breast milk with cereal
- C. By placing the infant to sleep on the side
- D. By switching the infant to cow's milk
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: GER is treated with small feedings thickened with cereal. The infant should not be made NPO or switched to cow's milk. Infants should only be placed on the back to sleep due to the risk of SIDS.
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Autism is typically diagnosed between and 3 years of age.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: Autistic is typically diagnosed between 2 and 3 years of age.
What should the therapeutic management of iron deficiency anemia include?
- A. Multivitamins
- B. Calcium
- C. Ferrous sulfate
- D. Iodine
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Therapeutic management of iron deficiency anemia is iron (ferrous sulfate) supplementation, nutritional counseling, and treatment of any underlying condition.
Parents of a 6-month-old child, who has just been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia, ask why it was not diagnosed earlier. What would be the best response by the nurse?
- A. Are you sure your child has iron deficiency anemia?
- B. This happens when the maternal stores of iron are depleted at about 6 months.
- C. This anemia is caused by blood loss.
- D. The child may not have had it for a long time.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Iron deficiency anemia becomes apparent at about 6 months of age in a full-term infant, when maternal stores of iron are depleted.
The parents of a child who has been diagnosed with sickle cell anemia ask why their child experiences pain. What is the most likely cause of the pain?
- A. Inflammation of the vessels
- B. Obstructed blood flow
- C. Overhydration
- D. Stress-related headaches
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia include the sickle-shaped cells clumping and obstructing blood flow, which causes severe tissue hypoxia and necrosis leading to pain.
What is the priority patient problem for the parents of a newborn born with cleft lip and palate?
- A. Parental role conflict
- B. Risk for delayed growth and development
- C. Risk for impaired attachment
- D. Anticipatory grieving
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Parents of a child with cleft lip and palate may have difficulty bonding with their child due to the appearance of the child. The priority patient problem is risk for impaired attachment. A goal is to promote bonding between parents and infant.