What is the normal position for stimulating defecation? sitting/squatting
When changing a diaper, the nurse observes that a 2-day-old infant has had a green black, tarry stool. What should the nurse do? a. Notify the physician. b. Do nothing; this is normal. c. Give the baby sterile water until th...
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What is the normal position for stimulating defecation? ✅sitting/squatting
When changing a diaper, the nurse observes that a 2-day-old infant has had a green
black, tarry stool. What should the nurse do?
a. Notify the physician.
b. Do nothing; this is normal.
c. Give the baby sterile water until the mother's milk comes in.
d. Apply a skin barrier cream to the buttocks to prevent irritation. ✅do nothing; this is
normal
A nurse is caring for a client who has had diarrhea for 4 days. When assessing the
client the nurse should expect to find which of the following findings:
a. tachycardia, hypertension and normal skin turgor
b. bradycardia, hypotension and poor skin turgor
c. hypotension, increased temp and poor skin turgor
d. tachycardia, hypotension, and low temp ✅hypotension, increased temp and poor
skin turgor
The nurse auscultates low-pitched infrequent bowel sounds in a patient recovering from
a bowel surgery. How should the nurse document this finding?
a. abdominal bruit sounds
b. hypoactive bowel sounds
c. normal bowel sounds
d. hyperactive bowel sounds ✅hypoactive bowel sounds
A mother of a school aged child seeks health care because her child had diarrhea after
becoming ill with a viral infection. 24 hours later the child states he is hungry, what
should the nurse recommend to his mother?
a. increase the consumption of raw fruits and veggies
b. start an antidiarrheal medication such as Imodium before allowing the child to rest
c. drink large quantities of water to prevent dehydration
d. consume a diet consisting of bananas, rice, apple sauce and toast ✅consume a diet
consisting of bananas, rice, apple sauce and toast
What are the names of the ring structures within the anus?
a. valsalva and manuever sphincters
b. internal and external sphincters
c. sigmoid and cecum sphincters
d. ascending and descending sphincters ✅internal and external sphincters
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