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The nurse is discussing activities to promote language development with the parent of a 2-year-old. Which statement by the parent requires follow-up?
- A. I have dress-up clothes set out for my child to play with.
- B. I read brightly-colored picture books with rhymes with my child
- C. I set out a basket of toy cars when other children come to play
- D. I will enroll my child to play on a soccer team
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Enrolling a 2-year-old in soccer is premature, as it does not directly promote language development and is not age-appropriate. Reading rhyming books and facilitating peer play with toys support language skills.
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The nurse is caring for a 2-year-old who had an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting. After the nurse reinforces teaching on applying epinephrine, which statements by the parent indicate correct understanding? Select all that apply.
- A. I will give the injection if my child has trouble breathing after a bee sting
- B. I will give the injection in the upper arm
- C. I will keep an epinephrine injection close to my child at all times
- D. I will take my child to the emergency room after giving the injection
- E. The injection can be given through clothing
Correct Answer: A,C,D,E
Rationale: Epinephrine is given for breathing difficulty, kept accessible, followed by ER visit, and can be administered through clothing. The correct site is the thigh, not the upper arm, making B incorrect.
A 3 year-old child is treated in the emergency department after ingestion of 1 ounce of a liquid narcotic. What action should the nurse perform first?
- A. Provide the ordered humidified oxygen via mask
- B. Suction the mouth and the nose
- C. Check the mouth and radial pulse
- D. Start the ordered intravenous fluids
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Check the mouth and radial pulse. Assessing airway, breathing, and circulation is the first step in treating toxic ingestion to stabilize the client.
A client diagnosed with stable angina is being discharged home on the cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin. The nurse should reinforce the need to report which symptom?
- A. Abdominal discomfort
- B. Insomnia
- C. Morning headache
- D. Muscle aches or weakness
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Muscle aches or weakness may indicate myopathy or rhabdomyolysis, serious rosuvastatin side effects. Abdominal discomfort, insomnia, and headaches are less specific.
Laboratory reference ranges
Hematocrit
Male: 42%-52%
(0.42-0.52)
Female: 37%-47%
(0.37-0.47)
Hemoglobin
Male: 14-18 g/dL
(140-180 g/L)
Female: 12-16 g/dL
(120-160 g/L)
The nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who has a traumatic below-the-knee amputation. Which client should the nurse see first?
- A. Female client who had an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with sling immobilization and reports moderate swelling and tingling of the hand and fingers
- B. Female client who has a new cast and reports stinging of the hand and fingers and inability to move the toes
- C. Male client who has two new prosthetic legs applied after traumatic below-the-knee amputation and reports crushing pain in the amputated areas
- D. Male client who has a hematocrit of 37% (0.37) and hemoglobin of 12.5 g/dL (125 g/L) and is prescribed enoxaparin 1 day after a total hip arthroplasty
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Stinging and inability to move toes in a new cast suggest compartment syndrome, a surgical emergency. Phantom limb pain and normal hematocrit/enoxaparin are less urgent.
A practical nurse (PN) is assigned to care for a newborn with a neural tube defect. Which dressing, if applied by the PN, would need no further intervention by the charge nurse?
- A. Telfa dressing with antibiotic ointment
- B. Moist sterile nonadherent dressing
- C. Dry sterile dressing that is occlusive
- D. Sterile occlusive pressure dressing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Before surgical closure, the sac is prevented from drying by the application of a sterile, moist, nonadherent dressing over the defect. Dressings are changed frequently to keep them moist.