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ATI RN Nursing Care of Children - Chapters 27, 28, and 29|15 Questions and Answers
ATI RN Nursing Care of Children - Chapters 27, 28, and 29|15 Questions and Answers
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ATI RN Nursing Care of Children - Chapters27, 28, and 29|15 Questions and Answers
nurse is caring for a child who is in a plaster spica cast. which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. use a heat lamp to facilitate drying
b. avoid turning the child until the cast is dry
c. assist the client with crutch walking after the cast is dry
d. apply moleskin to edges of cast - -d
-a nurse is teaching a group of caregivers about fractures. which of the
following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "children need a longer time to heal from a fracture than an adult"
b. "epiphyseal plate injuries can result in altered bone growth"
c. "a greenstick fracture is a complete break in the bone"
d. "bones are unable to bend, so they break" - -b
-a nurse is caring for a child who sustained a fracture. which of the following
actions should the nurse take? select all that apply
a. okay a heat pack on the site of injury
b. elevate affected limb
c. assess neuromuscular status frequently
d. encourage ROM of the affected limb
e. stabilize the injury - -b, c, d, e
-a nurse caring for a child who has a fracture. which of the following are
manifestations of a fracture? select all that apply
a. crepitus
b. edema
c. pain
d. fever
e. ecchymosis - -a, b, c, e
-nurse is caring for a child who is in skeletal traction. which of the following
actions should the nurse take? select all that apply
a. remove weights to reposition client
b. assess the childs position frequently
c. assess pain sites every 4 hr
d. ensure the weights are hanging freely
e. ensure the ropes knot is in contact with the pulley - -b, c, d
-nurse is caring for a toddler who has hip dysplasia and has been placed in a
hip spica cast. the childs guardian asks the nurse why a pavlik harness is not
being used. which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a. "the pavlik harness issued for children with scoliosis, not hip dysplasia"
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